egrossman Posted July 13, 2013 Share #21 Posted July 13, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) You're right. Is this crop better? 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/208637-clash-of-titans/?do=findComment&comment=2373053'>More sharing options...
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MarkP Posted July 13, 2013 Share #22 Posted July 13, 2013 What is the vignetting like when wide open, and the distortion, on the 75 Summilux? Is it anything like the 1.0/50 Noctilux? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted July 13, 2013 Share #23 Posted July 13, 2013 You're right. Is this crop better? Now we are talking ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted July 13, 2013 Share #24 Posted July 13, 2013 So what is a fair price in US for a good copy of the Lux ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted July 13, 2013 Share #25 Posted July 13, 2013 I love the 75 Summilux, Even at 1/25 with the potential for a little movement it is superb at night, ISO 800, 1/25th at 1.4. It's interesting the way this lens creates 'inky blacks' makes no sense to me from a science way, but this shot was printed for a card for my partner (Olive our little whippet) and the blacks looks blacker next to other prints 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/208637-clash-of-titans/?do=findComment&comment=2373131'>More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted July 13, 2013 Share #26 Posted July 13, 2013 What is the vignetting like when wide open, and the distortion, on the 75 Summilux? Is it anything like the 1.0/50 Noctilux? The 75 vignettes quite a lot less in practice in my experience, just dug out the lens sheets and Putts books, 50 Nocti 3.2 stops, 75 1.4 1.7 stops Looking at the graphs the Notcilux is only 17% at 20mm, the summilux is 38%, these move to 40% and 55% at 15mm Distortion with the 75 is a lot less too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted July 13, 2013 Share #27 Posted July 13, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) The 75 vignettes quite a lot less in practice in my experience, just dug out the lens sheets and Putts books, 50 Nocti 3.2 stops, 75 1.4 1.7 stops Looking at the graphs the Notcilux is only 17% at 20mm, the summilux is 38%, these move to 40% and 55% at 15mm Distortion with the 75 is a lot less too Thanks for posting this information, very useful. I must add that the rendering and soft colours of the 75 Summilux seem identical to the 1.0/50 Noctilux. If it wasn't for the more intimate FOV with these portraits I'd swear that I was looking at photographs taken with the Noctilux Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
egrossman Posted July 13, 2013 Share #28 Posted July 13, 2013 The going rate for a late model, German-made copy in good condition is probably about $3600 now; you may pay a little more if it's coded. The Canadian version (identical) trades at a discount. I bought mine in mint condition (factory coded) at the top of the market for $4300 but I have no regrets. I use it a lot and it's my favorite lens for portraits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorflow Posted July 13, 2013 Share #29 Posted July 13, 2013 Another option for the M240 is the Lux 80R. Basically identical to the Lux 75, quite a bit heavier but you save $1k or more. I have both lenses but don't have the M yet. Using the 75 on M9 and the 80 converted for Sony A99. Much easier to nail focus wide open on the A99 with LV and focus peaking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hossegor Posted July 14, 2013 Share #30 Posted July 14, 2013 i just bought a 75 Lux from a forum member on here. Since i already have a 50 Lux ASPH, i wanted a different look. this is a pic of my girl shot at 1.4, on the day i got the lens. lovely bokeh. i brought it to leica on that very day to get it coded and adjusted to my camera. cant wait to get it back and shoot some more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
egrossman Posted July 14, 2013 Share #31 Posted July 14, 2013 Coding perhaps but adjustment? Looking at the photo... none needed! Great shot. Erik i just bought a 75 Lux from a forum member on here. Since i already have a 50 Lux ASPH, i wanted a different look. this is a pic of my girl shot at 1.4, on the day i got the lens. lovely bokeh. i brought it to leica on that very day to get it coded and adjusted to my camera. cant wait to get it back and shoot some more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecar Posted July 14, 2013 Share #32 Posted July 14, 2013 My opinion,in a nutshell: Summicron: perfect, razor sharp - budget considerations apart, if you don't mind a very slightly slower lens, my eyes could not see much difference (if any) between this lens and the "lowly" Summarit. And the Summarit is easier to handle IMO. Summilux: big & heavy, slow and quirky to focus - but magic when you get it right. One of the very last lenses I would part with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share #33 Posted July 15, 2013 Thanks all for your comments. As I transition from shooting with my R8/DMR 80 Lux kit to a M version; M9-P & 75 Lux, I'm sure to learn a bunch of new ways to bring the virtues to the fore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlindstrom Posted July 16, 2013 Share #34 Posted July 16, 2013 Thanks all for your comments. As I transition from shooting with my R8/DMR 80 Lux kit to a M version; M9-P & 75 Lux, I'm sure to learn a bunch of new ways to bring the virtues to the fore. That's quite a kit! The R-package is bound to deliver in decent lighting as well.. Hope you can keep both. //Juha Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 20, 2013 Share #35 Posted July 20, 2013 I saw a comparison online, getdpi I think, with the Summilux shot and 1.4 and the Summicron at f2. The differences looked negligible in terms of Bokeh but the jpgs were tiny so hard to tell. Has anyone, who owns both, done such a comparison and would mind sharing their findings? Ideally the same shot with the two lenses Summilux @ 1.4 and Summicron @ 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted October 20, 2014 Share #36 Posted October 20, 2014 Just reviving this thread to add the link to the GetDPI comparison which I happened to come across today: Leica 75mm Trio Comparision Lux,Cron,Summarit - The GetDPI Photography Forums Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted October 21, 2014 Share #37 Posted October 21, 2014 Hi Ben - the 75mm lux is my favorite lens, even though I don't use it most often. I have never used any other 75mm. I have, however, owned the 90mm cron APO. I found it superbly perfect in every way from a clinical perspective. I thought it was much more useful in the hands of a Vogue photographer, so I sold it. I suspect that the 75 cron will provide a lot more contrast than the lux. But I find the soft contrast of the Lux what makes it so special. It seems to have been designed with female and child faces in mind. And you know better than anyone about the bokeh porn potential of the luxn, as you are one of Amercia's top bokeh porn stars Having said all of this, since the 80 lux and 75 lux as essentially the same, if you are looking for any kind of diversity, the 75 cron would seem the way to go. I've seen by far much more positive remarks than negative on this forum... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted October 28, 2014 Share #38 Posted October 28, 2014 Just reviving this thread to add the link to the GetDPI comparison which I happened to come across today: Leica 75mm Trio Comparision Lux,Cron,Summarit - The GetDPI Photography Forums Many thanks for the pointer. Very interesting cast of characters and excellent info! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted September 17, 2015 Share #39 Posted September 17, 2015 In an idle moment I thought that I'd have a look at a couple of shots taken on the 75 Summilux and 75 Summicron - both at around f/8 to 11ish (I cannot remember precisely and exif data is approximate too). I used to own the 80 Summilux and was impressed by its performance stopped down - a very precise but not harsh lens I always thought. Anyway I expected the 75 to share this characteristic but also wondered just how well it would fare when compared with the Summicron. Most comments I read and images I see are based on wide open performance, which whilst useful is only indicative of the partial use of either lens. So FWIW here are two shots which whilst very different, both illustrate the image detail available from each lens (on an M9) - the yacht is off the Summicron whilst the posters is from the Summilux - not comparing central performance as much as 'general' performance. If I'm honest, both are more than acceptable performers and I'd happily use either well stopped down. [Jpeg limitations apply of course and the images have had no sharpening applied at all]. 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/208637-clash-of-titans/?do=findComment&comment=2889712'>More sharing options...
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