menos I M6 Posted June 24, 2014 Share #21 Â Posted June 24, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I think people place far to much emphasis on lens choices. They are all more than good enough to deliver stellar results. Â We would all use much less expensive and more convenient cameras, if this statement would resonate with people around here, wouldn't / couldn't we Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Ansel_Adams Posted June 24, 2014 Share #22  Posted June 24, 2014 We would all use much less expensive and more convenient cameras, if this statement would resonate with people around here, wouldn't / couldn't we  Price doesn't really come into it. You get the same discussions going on for all manufacturers. Its a bit of an internet phenomenon.  A lot of these threads discussing the virtues of one lens over another are pretty pointless at the end of the day when you consider Cartier Bresson, et. al. produced stunning works with lenses that would be considered sub-par by todays standards.  A lot of folks plonk for the 35 IV Cron because it is relatively chap and compact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruniroquai Posted June 24, 2014 Share #23 Â Posted June 24, 2014 Summarit, stellar and non flare lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinnfell Posted June 25, 2014 Share #24 Â Posted June 25, 2014 I have the MM and for the spring and summer I have been using it exclusively with the 35/2 asph, and I shoot mostly at 5.6-11. It performs much better on the MM than on the M9 (More micro contrast and less hard contrast.). It is sharper at 8 than 11, but just by a fraction of a hair, but f11 will give sharpness from 1.5 meters and onwards, making it fantastic for street, documentary and general shooting where you want more than one subject in the frame. This lens has some color flare which is nearly invisible on MM. The cron balances perfectly. Not too large, not too small. The tiny hood is wonderful. Best of all they are easily available on the used forum since many people belive the "king of bokeh" story about the previous lens. The only negative I can say about the 35/2Asph is a slightly busy bokeh. But I understand the FLE has this too. (Then again not a huge problem at F11!) Apparently the summarit does not, so you might want to consider that too. Â Posting samples is unfortunately useless since the forum does not accept more than 900 pixels. Contact me and I will mail you some instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcraf Posted June 25, 2014 Share #25 Â Posted June 25, 2014 I think people place far to much emphasis on lens choices. They are all more than good enough to deliver stellar results. Â Never a truer word spoken on this forum. I have just sold my FLE lux and I am 'soldiering on', in 35 terms anyway, with a v4 'cron. I doubt my photography will suffer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted June 27, 2014 Share #26 Â Posted June 27, 2014 Well, you did forget my favourite on the MM: The Zeiss Biogon 35 2.0 ZM. Â Jaap-- Â You don't find the Zeiss too contrasty on the MM? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 27, 2014 Share #27 Â Posted June 27, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) No. Contrast can be dealt with in post anyway;) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_S Posted June 27, 2014 Share #28 Â Posted June 27, 2014 I have the MM and for the spring and summer I have been using it exclusively with the 35/2 asph, and I shoot mostly at 5.6-11. ... The cron balances perfectly. Not too large, not too small. The tiny hood is wonderful. ... The lens is excellent, but it could do with a vent in the hood as it is rather intrusive in the viewfinder. I have thought about getting a 12504 round hood instead, but they freely rotate on the lens and fitting a lens cap looks like it may be an issue. Â Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 27, 2014 Share #29 Â Posted June 27, 2014 You should get the 12585 hood. As it is sturdy you don't need a lens cap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted June 28, 2014 Share #30 Â Posted June 28, 2014 only negative I can say about the 35/2 Asph is a slightly busy bokeh...Apparently the summarit does not, so you might want to consider that too.. Â The Summarit is really the middle child that does not get the appreciation it deserves. I too have the 35 ASPH and do love it but its slower sister has no demonstrable focus shift on digital and from the samples I've seen, a rendering that recalls the slightly subdued contrast, less clinical character of earlier Summicrons and a less distracting bokeh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiafish Posted July 6, 2014 Share #31 Â Posted July 6, 2014 The Summarit is really the middle child that does not get the appreciation it deserves. I too have the 35 ASPH and do love it but its slower sister has no demonstrable focus shift on digital and from the samples I've seen, a rendering that recalls the slightly subdued contrast, less clinical character of earlier Summicrons and a less distracting bokeh. Â I recently went to the Los Angeles Leica store planning to buy the 35 Summicron ASPH, but with budget to buy the 35 Lux FLE in case it wow'd me. After trying all three Leica 35s, I ended up buying the Summarit as I just really loved the way it rendered on my Monochrom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted July 6, 2014 Share #32 Â Posted July 6, 2014 Personally I would stick to the best quality lens you can afford ...... maximal resolving power, lowest aberrations, highest flare resistance, fastest possible but without sacrificing edge resolution.... and use the lowest ISO you can get away with. .... so you end up with technically the best images you possibly can ..... Â then you can distress them in SEFXP to our hearts content and produce the look you want...... as Steve says, it's a digital image after all....... but you can't put something back in that wan't there before ...... Â Sounds to me like you have the one you need. Â ....... but Leica doesn't really produce bad lenses, so I suppose the real world differences are going to be marginal...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
menos I M6 Posted July 7, 2014 Share #33  Posted July 7, 2014 Personally I would stick to the best quality lens you can afford ...... maximal resolving power, lowest aberrations, highest flare resistance, fastest possible but without sacrificing edge resolution.... and use the lowest ISO you can get away with. .... so you end up with technically the best images you possibly can ..... then you can distress them in SEFXP to our hearts content and produce the look you want...... as Steve says, it's a digital image after all....... but you can't put something back in that wan't there before ......  Sounds to me like you have the one you need.  ....... but Leica doesn't really produce bad lenses, so I suppose the real world differences are going to be marginal......  I would do exactly the opposite.  I do love the look of some vintage lenses and use this unique look for my images instead of photoshop and instagram filters. For many "effects" this is also the only way to achieve a certain look one likes. In regards of low ISO use - don't. The Mono is the very first camera to dramatically free oneself from carrying large, heavy super fast lenses and still be able to shoot in darkness. You can perfectly well shoot the Mono at ISO 1600 or 3200 and even faster than that with wonderful outcome.  In my opinion one should really utilise this technical ability of the camera and use the available ISO.  Use the lenses you like the look of, its never resolution, distortion figures and contrast which make a human like a picture - this is stuff only keeping people on internet forums busy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMF Posted October 31, 2014 Share #34  Posted October 31, 2014 35 summilux FLE on MM , first at 10.000 iso , others at 1250 iso   Snapped by JMF_, on Flickr  Central by JMF_, on Flickr  Mid Level by JMF_, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted October 31, 2014 Share #35 Â Posted October 31, 2014 Jochen, Â your photographs, especially from India are truly spectacular. I don't see why you would want to replace your 35 with another lens when you are getting such stunning results with this one. Â Kind regards, Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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