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Summaron 35/2.8


dchalfon

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Can't believe I'm citing Ken Rockwell, but:

 

Worse, if you try to remove Oskar's goggles, the lens' rangefinder coupling is calibrated to see an 0.7x reduction through the rangefinder, so if you remove the goggles, you will now need to recalculate a different distance to set on the focus ring for each distance indicated on the focus ring when focused without the goggles. Leave them on and you won't have to worry about any of this.

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I found a summaron 35/2.8 in good conditions. Can i remove its goggles and normally used it with my m8?

Any other good options for a lower priced 35mm lens?

No - removing the goggles will make focus virtually impossible.

If you like the lens, you may find it without goggles in either screw or M mount.

Alternatively, the Summarit 35/2.5 is a lower-price (by Leica standards) modern lens.

If it doesn't need to be Leica, CV lenses are a more affordable alternative.

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Yes and the lens brings up 50mm instead of 35mm frame lines in the VF so removing its goggles is a no no. Very good lens on the M8 though. Less contrasty than current glass but it is a sharp lens with smooth bokeh.

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I still reckon that a goggle-less, good condition, Summaron-M f2.8, is the best bargain Leica ever made. I have had, and sold, two of them. Wish I'd kept one...

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Great street lens: small, light and fast enough.

They seem harder to find these days. I'm not letting mine go.

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I, too, am intrigued by the version of this lens without goggles (for use on an M8). It has a classic rendering and decent price tag. But I am not sure how I would handle coding. I have never self-coded, though I know there are quite a few related threads. Is that a reasonable approach?

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an alternative can be the canon 35/2.8 LTM.

 

IMO an amazing lens and superbly built.

 

here a shot from today with the M8.2

 

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also for this thread the B&W version.

 

a cracking lens IMO

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