NZDavid Posted November 15, 2011 Share #21 Posted November 15, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Lenses do have a habit of multiplying Enjoy your new 'cron! It is, btw, excellent even in low light wide open. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Hi NZDavid, Take a look here Is the 35mm Summicron ASPH worth the money?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
skinnfell Posted November 17, 2011 Share #22 Posted November 17, 2011 I have owned two of these, and used it on M6/M8/M9. It is currently my favorite lens, I also have a 35/1.4L for canon (which is OK but nowhere near the summicron) At the moment there are quite a few 35/2 ASPHs around, since the new 35Lux is trickling in. So at the used marked, the 35 is IMO perhaps THE best buy from Leica now, based on my subjective evaluation of usefulness, performance, build and price. Closest contender would of course be the 50 cron, but since that lacks a focusing tab and since 35 is a bit more useful for what the leicas do best - repotage. PS. The reason I owned two is that I had both silver and black. I got a black M9 and met someone who had a silver camera with black lens - so we traded. The silver version feels much more solidly built, and is a joy to use, but quite heavy even for a chrome lens. The black version is lighter and in my book has slightly lighter focussing. This might be both good and bad depending on your style of photography. Long answer - YES the 35 cron is worth it. I could easily live with ONLY this lens on my M9. Steve huff has a review where he too comes to the same conclusion. (EDIT: Congrats on your new cron. Enjoy!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade Posted November 18, 2011 Share #23 Posted November 18, 2011 It's one sweet little lens. And I don't know if it's worth for you or not, but every leica lens is worth the money. However if budget is your concern, you can get the previous non-asph versions and they are still extremely nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick De Marco Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share #24 Posted November 18, 2011 In case you missed my reply, I bought the silver one (ex-demo). I have already decided it is worth the money. Having owned and used the pre-asph 35/2 version IV, the Biogon 35/2. CV 35/1.4 (all now sold). Biogon 35/2.8C and CV 35/1.2 v2, as well as the Canon 35 1.4L for DSLR, and can honestly say I am already smitten with the 35/2 asph. So sharp, yet with character, even wide upen. Small and very well made. Along with the 28 chron ASPH and either an old 50 chron I have, the Zeiss 50 Planar or the Zeiss 50 Sonnar 1.5 (when the re-optimise it) this shall undoubtably be one of the three main lenses I expect to use on the M9 and films Ms in future, and perhaps the one most used Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted November 18, 2011 Share #25 Posted November 18, 2011 Well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_g_wolf ✝ Posted November 18, 2011 Share #26 Posted November 18, 2011 >> Nick What the h ... am I reading here ? You are the one why I got the NOKTON. What are you doing to me just now ?? best GEORG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racefan Posted November 18, 2011 Share #27 Posted November 18, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Haven't seen any discussion of the Summarit in this thread. I've been very happy with this lens, but curious if others who have experience with both it and the Summicron ASPH think it would be worth say $1000 to upgrade? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted November 18, 2011 Share #28 Posted November 18, 2011 Haven't seen any discussion of the Summarit in this thread. I've been very happy with this lens, but curious if others who have experience with both it and the Summicron ASPH think it would be worth say $1000 to upgrade? I own both. The Summarit is a superb lens. The best "slow" 35 i have ever used so far. It's not worth to upgrade if one doesn't need f/2 IMHO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted November 19, 2011 Share #29 Posted November 19, 2011 I own both. The Summarit is a superb lens. The best "slow" 35 i have ever used so far. It's not worth to upgrade if one doesn't need f/2 IMHO. I have the 1.4/35 Summilux ASPH FLE. Recently I bought the 2.5/35 Summarit (both for it's drawing c/w the Summilux and as a lightweight alternative), although I could afford and also had the opportunity to buy the 2.0/35 Summicron ASPH. It's performance is NOT at all lightweight (but so very different to the Summilux which is still my favourite of the two). Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick De Marco Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share #30 Posted November 19, 2011 Hey Georg Don't worry the Nokton is a great lens. I won't part with it. When I want faster than f2 it does the trick, and I am sure you already know works great even at f1.2. I think I shall even take it on holiday as the back up 35, for low light. But the 35/2 is obviously a more general, everyday lens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade Posted November 23, 2011 Share #31 Posted November 23, 2011 I just got mine as I sold my v1 goggled version to a friend who really wanted a goggled version.. And I think it suits my chrome m9p very well.. 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/166277-is-the-35mm-summicron-asph-worth-the-money/?do=findComment&comment=1851693'>More sharing options...
xjr Posted November 23, 2011 Share #32 Posted November 23, 2011 I put mine for sale on the forum. Had 2 enquiries . Then I changed my mind. Took it to Scotland for my annual Autumn visit plus a 24mm a 50mm a 75mm and a 135mm. Guess what ? It took 80% of the photos...Best decision ever made. Unbeatable for the price...around £1250 a few years back. Now nearly £2000.00 !! ...and it has no competitors as in fact all leica lenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artspraken Posted November 24, 2011 Share #33 Posted November 24, 2011 No. Zeiss Biogon 35mm F2 is optically superior wide open (if you are prepared to cast aside your Leica bias and be honest with yourself) Biogon is also a fraction of the price of Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted November 24, 2011 Share #34 Posted November 24, 2011 I'm not a fan of 35 as a focal length but once this lens is on my M9 I struggle to get it off.... The images are stunning and show a consistent clarity and sharpness that is astonishing...... I am rationalising my lens stockpile but this is one that I will never sell, irrespective of how little I use it ... I agree 100%. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fWord Posted November 24, 2011 Share #35 Posted November 24, 2011 I put mine for sale on the forum. Had 2 enquiries . Then I changed my mind. Funny that you mention this. I use this lens on an M8 and hence it gives the FOV of a 50mm lens, something that I'm not as comfortable with as a FOV of a 35mm lens. So I put it on sale at the local Classifieds to trade it for a 28mm. Had multiple enquiries but eventually figured out they were really all the same person, just using different email addresses and going under the guise of a different person in the hope of getting a better price. Don't ask me how I found out. Let's just say there were certain 'signatures' to the way the emails were written and multiple mistakes visible which led me to that conclusion. This sort of dishonesty left me totally baffled. Anyway, yesterday night I brought the camera and lens with me to just get one photo for a friend over dinner. It's pretty much changed my mind about trading it for another lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fWord Posted November 24, 2011 Share #36 Posted November 24, 2011 No. Zeiss Biogon 35mm F2 is optically superior wide open (if you are prepared to cast aside your Leica bias and be honest with yourself) Biogon is also a fraction of the price of Leica. Agree, but only partially. Both Erwin Puts and Ken Rockwell have reviewed the Biogon in favourable light and stated that it is better than the Summicron in many aspects. But the point where I disagree with your statement is about the Biogon being superior to the Summicron at wide open. My understanding from the articles by Erwin and Ken ls that the Summicron is better than the Biogon at wide open and at the center. The Biogon has its advantages at medium apertures and also in the field (ie. off axis). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Sellitto Posted November 24, 2011 Share #37 Posted November 24, 2011 Closest contender would of course be the 50 cron, but since that lacks a focusing tab and since 35 is a bit more useful for what the leicas do best - repotage. Above is a previous quote! I guess what Bresson did with a 50mm lens and a leica for his whole career throughout the 20th century isn't considered reportage. http://www.franksellitto.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjames9142 Posted November 24, 2011 Share #38 Posted November 24, 2011 Sean Reid tested a bunch of 35's on the M9 and came to the conclusion that the F2.8 Biogon was the best technical performer. I recommend his paid site. That said, technical considerations are secondary to the way a lens draws. I learned a long time ago, shooting 8x10, that a lens can be too sharp, and --even more so -- too contrasty. (I settled on late American Dagors.) This came home to me reading an interview with Bobby Bukowski, who did the brilliant camerawork (shot digitally on an Arri) in Oren Moverman's Rampart, just released. Bukowski spent a lot of time looking for lenses that were not muli-coated because he wanted a luminous look to the image. For myself, I am perfectly happy with a V4 35 cron. No need to go on an endless lens safari. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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