summicron-r 50/2 and 50/1.4 ???

[Daimlere]

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Greetings to all! I have bought summicron r 50/2 and have established it on NIKON D700. I am very happy with result. I want to understand - that I will receive, if the purchase summicron 50/1.4? I prefer shooting in twilight. Thanks for all, Dmitry

[lct]

Welcome to the forum Looks like the Summilux-R 50/1.4 needs a bit more DIY than the Summicron-R 50/2 to fit the Leitax bayonet. I have no experience with it though. See Leitax & Summilux 50.

[cbretteville]

I would think that the D700 can negate the 1 stop advantage of the Summilux over the Summicron. So you are left with a lens that is larger, weighs about twice as much, is more expensive and can give you a shallower depth of field. The 50/2, designed by Walter Mandler, is a great lens in both R and M mounts.

Carl

[TomB_tx]

There are also 3 versions of the 50 1.4. The first two have the same optical design (later one has built-on hood and takes 55mm filters). The 3rd version was much improved optically and takes 60mm filters. It is quite hard to find.

I have both the Summicron-R and (earlier version) Summilux-R, and while the 1.4 is of benefit in low light on film (lower ISO), I'd agree the 2.0 is a more practical lens. With Digital especially the speed advantage is small.

[tobey bilek]

Hold out for the last version if you want to use 1.4 a lot. The others are just old lenses.

 

If you don`t hold out, just buy a 50 1.4 AFS Nikkor for $500 and it will be just as good if not better than the older 50 1.4 Leica R.

 

AFS , not AFD version