summicron-m 50/2 or summilux-m 35/1.4

[artworx]

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Hi, people!

HELP to make my choice between summilux-m 35/1.4 pre-asph.(1972) and summicron 50mm titanium

 

What do you think about these lenses? May be it's possible to see any examples.

Thanks,

Dmitry.

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[frc]

35 and 50 are very different angles of view, what photography are you planning to do.

The old lux 35 draws painterly, the cron 50 is more sharp and in your face.

Let taste and applicability dicide.

Web-jpeg do not tend to give a good picture about the character of a lens

[artworx]

=) Thank You.

I've became a 35mm/1.4 lens owner. I think that this angle of view gives me more creativity.

[artworx]

First shots:

Дмитрий Павлов aka Matrockin-san - ***

Дмитрий Павлов aka Matrockin-san - ***

[frc]

Pics look quite OK.

Have fun with your camera.

[leicapages]

not that it still matters because you have already made the plunge (congratulations, but beware, getting into Leica stuff is addictive...), but here are my comments. I am using both the 35/1.4 ASPH and 50/1.4 titanium. Without doubt I can say that the 35/1.4 ASPH is the better lens in terms of picture quality. I have not used the earlier 35/1.4 (pre ASPH) but it appears from literature and users' reports that this lens is quite softer than its ASPH sibbling.

The 50/1.4 is a fine lens, but its qualities are somewhat uneven over the whole image (perfect center, but less in the corners). This is exactly what has been bettered with the current 50/1.4 ASPH.

Notwithstanding the picture quality, I would, however like to add that I prefer working with the 50/1.4 given the 50mm perspective, the fact that the lens/lenshood does not protrude in the M6 viewfinder, and .... because I like to handle the lens very much. But all that is subjective, of course.

In any case, go out, burn film and have fun :-)

[Guest Bastian A.]

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the pre-asph. summilux 35 is much better than its reputation in this forum.

i use the lux, too, and like it very much - but i've never used the new aspherical version

 

b.

[Rolo]

My new 35mm Summilux ASPH is due in the next post. Shiney chrome version will replace my 35mm Summicron ASPH. Looking forward to the change.

 

Is there a tripod mount on the lens ?

 

Will I be a street shooter soon ?

 

24mm f2.8/ 35mm f1.4/ 50mm f1.4/ 90mm f2.8

 

Rolo

 

{If you need to justify it, hide it.)

[Simon Larbalestier]

I worked with the pre ASPH 35/1.4 on specific projects over the last 3 years - many images at 1.4 or 1.4/2 and never had any problems. Yes it is softer at the edges but i like sharp in the centre and on only a few occasions when i had to shoot into the light did i have problems with flare. One point to note is that it takes the series VII filters and a dedicated lens hood which unscrews to accept the filter. Some of the early series VII filters were gel coated and not glass - something i discovered when i came to sell the lens to a camera dealer of mine.

 

examples of some of the images with this lens can be seen at this link

 

Anarchy Images: The Alternative Photography Agency

 

and this set of images were taken with the 35/1.4 and the 50/1.4 both pre ASPH lenses.

except for image no 4 (50/2.8 elmar)

 

Anarchy Images: The Alternative Photography Agency

[telewatt]

Simon you are right..

 

If you are a good photographer you will be happy with the old 1,4/35mm..it is a nice working lense with some flare problems you can handle...

..but if you like "testing pictures" and "counting lines"...it is not the winner...

 

regards,

Jan