Thoughts on summarit 5cm 1.5?

[Ecar]

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Yes, flare is there, no way... a lens to be used in "safe" light conditions... and, btw, its XOONS hood isn't so easy to find... (and 3rd party alternatives are also not common. but do exist)

If you can't find the XOONS and/or don't want to spend that kind of money for a hood, there's a 41mm Voigtlander one that comes in silver, with a cap, and works very well.

Or, even cheaper, do as suggested here:

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m-lenses/276857-hard-find-hoods-filters.html

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[menos I M6]

I have posted some photographs for comparison, made with several classic 50mm lenses over at RFF.

I also comment on the 50 Summarit ƒ1.5, you might be interested.

 

The Summarit is a very quirky lens and would not be my first choice as an everyday lens, but it's a must have lens, if it's special look is for you (for the occasion).

It is a very heavy brass lens, needs extra care in regards of flare and shows it's psychedelic background rendering the moment, you only even think about it.

 

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=129026&page=2

 

portrait - owner of open air repair workshop by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

owner of open air repair workshop by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

owner of open air repair workshop by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

[rirakuma]

Hi Dirk, thanks a bunch for posting that link. Out of the three 50s you posted I think the summarit is by far my favourite. I wasn't planning to use it like a swiss army knife but I wanted a lens with a lot of character and your samples shows how good the summarit is (imho). 50mm use to by my favourite focal length but I forced myself into a 35mm for versatility but every time I go back on a 50mm I feel like I'm at home. Thanks again for those pics, I think you have cured me from noctilust (for now)

[menos I M6]

You are welcome!

The Summarit really has lots of character ;-)

 

If one doesn't feel bad about it's crazy background rendering, this is a really lovely classic lens.

The much lighter and more compact 50 ƒ2 Summitar lens though shares a lot of it's character, while being more practical in my opinion.

Have a look at these as well. Nice samples are as difficult to find, as nice Summarits, but the Summitar goes for half the cost of a 50 ƒ1.5 Summarit !!!

 

In my opinion, this is a nice saving, one can direct to other things, while retaining the character of the images.

 

Here is a street portrait, shot with a Summitar @ ƒ2 and 1m:

 

portrait - young woman with glasses by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

[rirakuma]

Well I ended up buying the summarit, probably for a bit too much but I really do like its rendering. Maybe I'm in a honeymoon period with soft lenses, I find the summarits rendering extremely attractive. I was almost going to order the sonnetar 1.1 but I don't find the bokeh dreamy like the summarit. The canon dream lens was another I considered but in the end it just seemed to big and almost triple the price of a summarit. Pleas share some more shots with the summarit if you have them, Im waiting for my M so I can't use mine

 

You are welcome!

The Summarit really has lots of character ;-)

 

If one doesn't feel bad about it's crazy background rendering, this is a really lovely classic lens.

The much lighter and more compact 50 ƒ2 Summitar lens though shares a lot of it's character, while being more practical in my opinion.

Have a look at these as well. Nice samples are as difficult to find, as nice Summarits, but the Summitar goes for half the cost of a 50 ƒ1.5 Summarit !!!

 

In my opinion, this is a nice saving, one can direct to other things, while retaining the character of the images.

 

Here is a street portrait, shot with a Summitar @ ƒ2 and 1m:

 

portrait - young woman with glasses by teknopunk.com, on Flickr