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The Glow (M8 and Summilux)


Bill Sievers

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But then again, when Leica comes out with a full frame M, I am almost certain some progressive advertising shooter will make good use of this very look.

 

It could happen now, without full frame, and not just in advertising work. It could be any kind of work where the photographer wants a lens to draw like this. I agree with the spirit of your comment above.

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There have always been people who prefer unsharp ("soft") images, and have gone to the darnedest lengths to obtain them. The pre-aspherical 35mm Summilux seems destined to be a favourite.

 

It simply cannot handle highlights when at 1.4–2.8. They go all fuzzy with coma (remarkably far in towards the optical axis) and spherical in general. One marked feature is the strong veiling glare which at times covers most of the frame, so that I was at a loss to find anything sharp at all. Common honest-to-God flare was also prominent.

 

Now to my mind the easiest way of obtaining this kind of effects, or at least the more benign of them, is to use B+W Soft Focus or Soft Pro diffusers (the second is stronger). This way you can have fuzz when you want it, until you tire of it, which I bet you will.

 

The old man of H.M.S. Resolution

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A couple of old - 2000 - Pre-ASPH 35mm Summilux shots. I think the first was wide open, the second certainly was.

 

This lens isn't as bad as some people make out.

 

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