cirke Posted February 12, 2012 Share #1 Â Posted February 12, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) if you don't consider the price LEICA SUMMILUX-M 24mm f/1.4 ASPH vs LEICA ELMAR-M 24mm f/3.8 ASPH Â which one is the best ? IQ ? Bokeh ? Â thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ib M Posted February 12, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted February 12, 2012 If the price and size do not matter, I would probably choose SUMMILUX 24mm f/1.4 Just got ELMAR 24mm f/3.8 and thought it is a great lens. Construction Quality and size, I am really happy with. Sharpness and contrast is really nice - love already my ELMAR 24mm. Â but no direct comparison between SUMMILUX LEICA ELMAR 24mm f/1.4 and 24mm f/3.8, I do not have Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted February 12, 2012 Share #3 Â Posted February 12, 2012 I have both, but not extended use yet with either so far. I you like candid shots in France,which I do, then get a 1.4 so you can cover most situations, even at 1250 of 1600 ISO (see very good, informative and recent threads on those ISO's). Â You can buy 2 Elmars for the price of one Summilux though and still use ISO 1250 or 1600 at 3.8 or so. If your willing to spring for A Summilux 24/1.4 consider the 21/1.4 unless 21mm does not matter to you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share #4 Â Posted February 13, 2012 thanks algrove and Ib M Â is there more flare with the Summilux ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydkugelmass Posted February 13, 2012 Share #5 Â Posted February 13, 2012 I use both, and I'm absolutely convinced about their respective qualities. The real big difference is about maximum aperture and geometric distortion. The Elmar has near to nothing distortion in every condition. The Summilux has some well visible form of "wave" distortion, such to prevent its use to take wall pictures. Except this special case, quality is, for the rest, near to exceptional. I'had no flare problems at all. Â Something done with the lux 24: Â https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2750028440877.2113432.1562585015&type=1&l=a2cd69cbd6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share #6  Posted February 13, 2012 then elmar will be my choice I think  thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydkugelmass Posted February 13, 2012 Share #7  Posted February 13, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) then elmar will be my choice I think thank you  It is a really extraordinary lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylgo Posted February 14, 2012 Share #8 Â Posted February 14, 2012 I use both, and I'm absolutely convinced about their respective qualities. The real big difference is about maximum aperture and geometric distortion. The Elmar has near to nothing distortion in every condition. The Summilux has some well visible form of "wave" distortion, such to prevent its use to take wall pictures. Except this special case, quality is, for the rest, near to exceptional. I'had no flare problems at all. Â I like my Elmar but after seeing your photos I see that a summilux may be in my future, very nice photography. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydkugelmass Posted February 14, 2012 Share #9 Â Posted February 14, 2012 Something done with the Elmar 24mm on mu4/3 Lumix G10: Â Â Â No post processing directly converted from RAW, just having selected in-camera 'natural balance' for colours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 14, 2012 Share #10 Â Posted February 14, 2012 Not very informative, I fear, as the cropped sensor cuts off the areas that make a difference. Edit: I agree with the next poster esthetically, my remark is technical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted February 14, 2012 Share #11 Â Posted February 14, 2012 Â Something done with the lux 24: Â https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2750028440877.2113432.1562585015&type=1&l=a2cd69cbd6 Â Very nice set of photographs that really appeal to me. Â Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydkugelmass Posted February 14, 2012 Share #12 Â Posted February 14, 2012 Not very informative, I fear, as the cropped sensor cuts off the areas that make a difference. That's true. The Elmar renders in a stunning way on mu4/3. Quality near the corners is perfectly preserved on the M9. Further examples on full frame could follow, if this could be of some interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted February 14, 2012 Share #13  Posted February 14, 2012 I have taken a few shots with both lenses but don't own either. The lux was a little big for my taste but images were very 'dreamy' in a lux kindof way. The SEM was very different in rendering to my eyes, clinical ?  If I was going to do people/life/interesting interiors photography indoor and outdoors I would go lux (please make it a tad smaller!)  If I was looking for detail and accuracy for architecture / landscapes I would take the SEM I think  Are they really comparable ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaPassion Posted February 14, 2012 Share #14 Â Posted February 14, 2012 That's true. ...Quality near the corners is perfectly preserved on the M9. Further examples on full frame could follow, if this could be of some interest. Yes, the quality is stunning overall on the M9. However, if the lens is tilted slightly upward, people in the lower corners are distorted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydkugelmass Posted February 15, 2012 Share #15 Â Posted February 15, 2012 ... However, if the lens is tilted slightly upward, people in the lower corners are distorted. Â Seems to be related to the projective form associated with the scene versus camera-lens positioning. It is not distortion. Elmar is very accurate in projecting straight lines on the picture from straight lines belonging to the scene. Summilux is not able to do this with equal accuracy. Straight lines in the scene are projected, near the corners, on a complex non linear functional form, derived from the so-called 'wave' distortion. I have found in toto coherence comparing my results, with both lenses, with the charts published by Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydkugelmass Posted February 19, 2012 Share #16 Â Posted February 19, 2012 More about Lux 24 when facing architectures: Â Â https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2804577884579.2114252.1562585015&type=1&l=ef5624ac37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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