pico Posted February 2, 2012 Share #21 Â Posted February 2, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) 50mm Summitar, 10-blade, coated, EX condition with aftermarket shade. A most excellent and affordable lens. Condition is everything. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Hi pico, Take a look here Leica lens with the most special look?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Double Negative Posted February 2, 2012 Share #22 Â Posted February 2, 2012 I predict... This is going to be a looooong thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted February 3, 2012 Share #23  Posted February 3, 2012 I think there is an analogy here with HiFi.....  Some systems can somehow hold on the musical tension and emotion better than others and retain the emotion. Some dismiss this apparent subtlety staring at technical performance the short and tall is do you want to put another track on, turn it up and does it move you whether you can hear the final shimmer of the cymbal is actually far less relevant  Whilst technical performance is easier to analyse with optics I wonder if there is some subtle imaging clues that we humans are very sensitive to in the real world that are Inordinately difficult to measure perhaps the DOF curve or how this integrates with 3d surfaces ( ie most if not all !)  To answer the question I was very taken by the rendering of the 50 Summilux asph .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootinglulu Posted February 3, 2012 Share #24 Â Posted February 3, 2012 Re modern Leica lenses, the 24mm Summilux has a great look. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf Posted February 3, 2012 Share #25 Â Posted February 3, 2012 I predict... This is going to be a looooong thread. Â ....or very short... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdk Posted February 5, 2012 Share #26  Posted February 5, 2012 I’m quite partial to the 75mm/2 Apo ASPH for closeups. At wider apertures it has beautiful out of focus blur. At f/11 it becomes an excellent recorder of small subjects, with background still out of focus but recognizable. It is sharp at any aperture at the point of focus, but the way it draws bokeh blur is particularly beautiful to my eye.  For general use, I prefer the 28mm/2.8 ASPH. It isn’t particularly Leica in any sense of it’s image signature, but it is a wonderful lens optically in such a small package. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted February 5, 2012 Share #27  Posted February 5, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I shoot both R and M, but it’s the R lenses which I think are special  80 lux 180 cron 280/4 APO  If I can only pick one, it’s the 180 cron. Just a fabulous low light concert lens. Sharp wide open and beautifully soft bokeh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted February 5, 2012 Share #28  Posted February 5, 2012 I shoot both R and M, but it’s the R lenses which I think are special 80 lux 180 cron 280/4 APO  If I can only pick one, it’s the 180 cron. Just a fabulous low light concert lens. Sharp wide open and beautifully soft bokeh. I agree, Charlie, but I would add the 100 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R to your list.  Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted February 5, 2012 Share #29  Posted February 5, 2012 I agree, Charlie, but I would add the 100 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R to your list. Pete.  Pete,  Yes, you’re right. But I don’t have one, so I can’t add that to my personal list. I have an older 100/4, which is fine as a macro lens, but no great shakes as a short telephoto.  Charlie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted February 6, 2012 Share #30 Â Posted February 6, 2012 The 35/1.4 pre-ASPH - I usually refer to it as the the "35 hysterical" which it is from 1.4 to 2. Â As for classic look, a red scale 50/3.5 Elmar. They're "cheap" too. Â Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanzlr Posted February 6, 2012 Share #31 Â Posted February 6, 2012 The Leica lens I like most is the 35/2.8 Elmarit-R, 1st version. I cannot put a finger on whats so nice about it, but I love almost all keepers I produced over the years with her. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted February 6, 2012 Share #32  Posted February 6, 2012 The 35/1.4 pre-ASPH - I usually refer to it as the the "35 hysterical" which it is from 1.4 to 2. As for classic look, a red scale 50/3.5 Elmar. They're "cheap" too.  Carl  Carl,  that's my favourite M lens too just ahead of my 75 lux. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted February 7, 2012 Share #33  Posted February 7, 2012 The 35/1.4 pre-ASPH - I usually refer to it as the the "35 hysterical" which it is from 1.4 to 2. As for classic look, a red scale 50/3.5 Elmar. They're "cheap" too.  Carl  Talk a little more about the 35 lux I am thinking of picking one up and would use it wide open as I like taking shots in the evening indoors with friends, that's 20% or more of my pictures  How soft is it at 1.4 in real life ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyalf Posted February 7, 2012 Share #34 Â Posted February 7, 2012 Perhaps not the most special, but I still think the M Summicron 50/2 gives a magic 3-D like touch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio58 Posted February 7, 2012 Share #35 Â Posted February 7, 2012 My favorite is the 75mm Summicron. Beautiful portrait lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted February 7, 2012 Share #36  Posted February 7, 2012 Talk a little more about the 35 lux I am thinking of picking one up and would use it wide open as I like taking shots in the evening indoors with friends, that's 20% or more of my pictures How soft is it at 1.4 in real life ?  Here are some examples for you, not all at f1.4, but scroll down and you'll see what I mean with hysterical: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/other/208710-lct-35-1-4-reversed-486-a.html  Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted February 7, 2012 Share #37 Â Posted February 7, 2012 Any Mandler lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freusen Posted February 7, 2012 Share #38 Â Posted February 7, 2012 Any Mandler lens. The Summilux f1.4/75mm is my favorite, it' s an amazing lens, difficult to focus but perfect for Theatre. ____________ FrankR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted February 15, 2012 Share #39  Posted February 15, 2012 I thought I'd push this one up again  Not one for the 'most speacial look' but I have been more and more impressed by the out of focus rendering of the 90mm F2.8 Elmarit-M for a sub £1k long lens, It also seems to have a 'richness' and texture to it that is appealing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf Posted February 15, 2012 Share #40  Posted February 15, 2012 Here are some examples for you, not all at f1.4, but scroll down and you'll see what I mean with hysterical: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/other/208710-lct-35-1-4-reversed-486-a.html Carl  Thank you for the examples, I am shocked, my Voigtländer 35 1.4 s.c.(supposed to be a soft rendering lens) outperforms this by far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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