colorflow Posted January 6, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 6, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Been thinking about getting on the waiting list for the new Lux 35. But I have the previous version which is always on my M9, and have been very satisfied with it. Sure, it has some focus shift at f2.8 andf 4, but is spot on at 1.4 and no issues at 5.6 or higher. Just wondering if the new version is in any way "better" - sharper, more pleasing bekeh....? As I said I am very, very satisfied with my Lux and can't imaging how it can be improved other than the focus shift issue, but perhaps it's just 'ignorance is bliss" ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 6, 2011 Posted January 6, 2011 Hi colorflow, Take a look here Other than no focus shift is new Lux 35 better ?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
hoppyman Posted January 6, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 6, 2011 ,,,,,,,,,,,,As I said I am very, very satisfied with my Lux and can't imaging how it can be improved other than the focus shift issue....., Alan I think you just answered your own question! You are very very satisfied with the lens you have and understand its characteristics (which don't bother you). On the other hand, for some users the focus shift redesign is THE reason to get the new lens. I never bought the old one exactly for that reason and am extremely pleased with the new lens. Just a family grab shot Three gals grins photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com "All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted January 6, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 6, 2011 When I understood that a new Summilux ASPH was in the works, I sold my lens and pissed out a place in the line for the new one. So I have experience of both. The fingerprint of the new lens is nearly identical with that of the old one, i.e. very pleasing indeed. I don't take seriously the grumblings about bokeh; I see no material difference. Like the old lens, the new one has a certain sensitivity to stray light, but it is under good control and sometimes I even like the effect! But I agree that if you can work without problems with the v.1, don't change. The old man from the 20th century ... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/140973-other-than-no-focus-shift-is-new-lux-35-better/?do=findComment&comment=1549662'>More sharing options...
Steve Ash Posted January 6, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 6, 2011 Looking at the oof lens signature the 35 summilux is still the worst lens in the Leica asph. lens portfolio. The focus shift has been cured but the glass itself needs some redesign. I am happy that I was made aware of this and did not buy the lens. Regards Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted January 6, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 6, 2011 Steve I most respectfully disagree. One man's 'glow' and smoothness is another's under-correction of course However the impressions of Bo-ke seen will be influenced by quite a number of factors, not the least being the content (subject matter) aperture, focus, exposure and developing decisions too. Let me know if you would like a full size file and what subject matter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ash Posted January 6, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 6, 2011 Hello Geoff, It is all very subjective and a matter of taste of course. But I personnaly would prefer the 35 Summicron or the wonderful 28 Summicron asph. Regards Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade Posted January 6, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 6, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I find the new Lux extremely pleasing. I also find that my new copy is a bit sharper than my old version of the lux.. However its really pixel peeping.. The bokeh remains simiiar to me, if not the same. Regarding how good the bokeh is, that's subjective. I find it great.t Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorflow Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted January 6, 2011 Thanks everyone for your responses. I was thinking maybe I was missing something I din't know about in the new version. I think the Lux 35 v1 has very pleasing oof rendering, very smooth falloff. Just so happens I mostly use f1.4 or f2 for indoors or portraiture and jump to f5.6 or higher for outdoors and landscape. So the slight amount (in my copy anyway) of focus shift problem at 2.8 to f4 don't really bother me. You guys just saved me $2-$3k of trading up to the latest & "greatest". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted January 6, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 6, 2011 Oh I think you should get the new lens, you just haven't reached the appropriate stage of enlightenment as yet Or is it GAS? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles-k Posted January 7, 2011 Share #10 Posted January 7, 2011 I could not agree more with Geoff and Steve. The 35 Lux II and Cron Asph, are so very different in rendering that is truly a personal preference. I have the 35 Lux II, and it truly is a great lens, only limited by my abilities. I moved on the 35 Cron Asph, as the rendering was not to my liking, but yet beautifully sharp for seascapes. Is it better than the 35 Lux I ? There is opinion out there that suggests, that some prefer version I, because of smoother rendering in the OOF areas. Two shots with the 35 Lux II and M9 at f/1.4, just taken over the Christmas break on the Gold Coast Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotium Posted January 7, 2011 Share #11 Posted January 7, 2011 Two shots with the 35 Lux II and M9 at f/1.4, just taken over the Christmas break on the Gold Coast Yikes those are good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ash Posted January 7, 2011 Share #12 Posted January 7, 2011 Wonderful shots! May be I have to revise my comments and encourage your GAS. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorflow Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share #13 Posted January 7, 2011 Not to worry, plenty of other opportunities for GAS - Noctilux .95, 24/1.4 and 21/1.4 Moderator: This was actually a specific question about the Lux 35 on the M9. I guess I should have spelled that out in the subject. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramosa Posted January 7, 2011 Share #14 Posted January 7, 2011 Not to worry, plenty of other opportunities for GAS - Noctilux .95, 24/1.4 and 21/1.4 Moderator: This was actually a specific question about the Lux 35 on the M9. I guess I should have spelled that out in the subject. Man, I am out of it. What does GAS mean in this context? I see it now and then ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted January 7, 2011 Share #15 Posted January 7, 2011 Man, I am out of it. What does GAS mean in this context? I see it now and then ... GAS = Gear Acquisition Syndrome, a tongue-in-cheek "physical" condition where the sufferer becomes blind to the amount of (Leica) photographic equipment he already has and sees only what he must acquire even though he may rarely if ever use it. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted January 7, 2011 Share #16 Posted January 7, 2011 There are some example shots with the new 35mm Summilux ASPH tagged on my flickr site - Flickr: Brett: LEICA Photographer's Photostream I'll let you make your own mind up... (vignetting is always my own) cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns_ng Posted January 7, 2011 Share #17 Posted January 7, 2011 Been thinking about getting on the waiting list for the new Lux 35. But I have the previous version which is always on my M9, and have been very satisfied with it. Sure, it has some focus shift at f2.8 andf 4, but is spot on at 1.4 and no issues at 5.6 or higher. Just wondering if the new version is in any way "better" - sharper, more pleasing bekeh....? As I said I am very, very satisfied with my Lux and can't imaging how it can be improved other than the focus shift issue, but perhaps it's just 'ignorance is bliss" ? Have a look at Erwin Puts' review, SX35FLE, part1 I have the previous version and I do not see the need to 'upgrade' to the latest. N.S. Ng Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted January 7, 2011 Share #18 Posted January 7, 2011 Wonderful shots! May be I have to revise my comments and encourage your GAS. Steve first dawn light photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com Dawn light reaches the base of the ABC Range photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com sunlight reaches more of the mid-ground photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com Link below is a composite panorama. FILE is about 1.5MB LARGE FILE photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramosa Posted January 8, 2011 Share #19 Posted January 8, 2011 GAS = Gear Acquisition Syndrome, a tongue-in-cheek "physical" condition where the sufferer becomes blind to the amount of (Leica) photographic equipment he already has and sees only what he must acquire even though he may rarely if ever use it. Pete. Pete, Thank you. Now I know what to call this RF-related syndrome that I experience now and then Seriously, thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 8, 2011 Share #20 Posted January 8, 2011 Have a look at Erwin Puts' review, SX35FLE, part1 And, SX35FLE, part2 The closing words are perhaps most relevant..."Reviews of Leica lenses are becoming a bit boring so to speak as the general quality (contrast, definition of fine detail and so on) at all apertures and distances is so good that you really have to search for meaningful differences." Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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