A miller Posted December 17, 2014 Share #1 Â Posted December 17, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Anyone care to share? Many thanks, Adam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 17, 2014 Posted December 17, 2014 Hi A miller, Take a look here Seeking pros and cons of the 28mm elmarit VERSION IV. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jedi996sps Posted December 17, 2014 Share #2 Â Posted December 17, 2014 If version iV of the elmarit is the latest, i have that lenses and up until recently, i also had the 28 summicron. I sold the summicron as i felt it was too large for a travel lense. Â Looking back on the photo's i had taken with the summicron, i much prefer those to the elmarit. The summicron images to my non scientific eye, have more fine detail and less contrast. The elmarit delivers 'punchy' images from a really light/small package. Â Strangely, i also miss f2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share #3 Â Posted December 17, 2014 Many thanks for your time, Ali. Â Version IV is not the latest version, which is ASPH, but rather the last version prior to the ASPH version. It was made around 1998. Â Is this the lens you have/had? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedi996sps Posted December 17, 2014 Share #4 Â Posted December 17, 2014 Sorry Adam, no, i have the asph one. Good luck with finding he answers..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted December 17, 2014 Share #5  Posted December 17, 2014 More an anecdotal reply than a useful one. Last year I bought this lens which a previous owner had had 6-bit coded. Yet it was immediately apparent that it was misfocusing at distances over about 10m. (Was he/she unaware of this???) Sent it to Malcolm Taylor (UK) who corrected it and it's now one of the best lenses I have. The hood was missing but part no 14043 is current – large and quite expensive – so I bought one. It has nice colour and is sharp across its range. A Leica employee thought it was optically one their best lenses and suggested it was preferable to the ASPH replacement model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted December 17, 2014 Share #6 Â Posted December 17, 2014 I have no experience with the 28/2.8 v4 but according to J.M. Sepulchre, it is as sharp if not sharper than the 28/2.8 asph in the center but it is softer below f/5.6 in the corners. It has a bit less CA than the asph but a bit more vignetting than the latter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhoh7 Posted December 18, 2014 Share #7 Â Posted December 18, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have the V3, which is totally different, and the cron, which is the best lens I own. Â Over the years I have come across a number of accounts of the V4. Meant to be superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr237 Posted December 18, 2014 Share #8 Â Posted December 18, 2014 ... and the cron, which is the best lens I own. Â What do you like about it? What makes it the best? Â I'm asking in a genuine way, not to challenge your statement. I am considering buying the 28mm summicron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhoh7 Posted December 18, 2014 Share #9  Posted December 18, 2014 What do you like about it? What makes it the best? I'm asking in a genuine way, not to challenge your statement. I am considering buying the 28mm summicron.  With M9 it is many lenses. Superb and unique WO, it is the sharpest lens I own at f/11. Incredibly versatile.  Here it is today at f/11: L1025592 by unoh7, on Flickr  WO in dim light last week: Cleaning Ducks by unoh7, on Flickr  On the 240 it is still a strong lens, but a bit more generic. On film it would have to be great.  Prices have come down a lot also, I see them for 2500.  F/2 is a lot of light for a 28. Way way more than 2.8, and the DOF narrows much more, so you have all sorts of options no elmarit can deliver. It's also worthy of note that both the CV 28/1.9 and f/2 versions are quite good, for around 500usd or less. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted December 18, 2014 Share #10 Â Posted December 18, 2014 I have the IV version (46mm filter). Pros, it is to me a sharper lens than the ASPH (which I the best way is to try it out for yourhad for a short time). Cons, it is quite a bit bigger and heavier than the ASPH (which is why I bought an ASPH in the first place). That said I have a CV 28 f/1.9 LTM which is just as sharp from 2.8 down. But I only paid $650 for my IV Elmarit as it has a 2mm hairline scratch on the front element (actually, it's in the magical un-scratchable Leica coating that doesn't need a degrading UV filter for protection ) so finding a buyer for it wouldn't be easy. Btw I saw one on KEH recently for around $1400 and they have a 2-week no-hassle return, so maybe a good way to try it out with little to risk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted December 18, 2014 Share #11  Posted December 18, 2014 At f5.6. 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/238602-seeking-pros-and-cons-of-the-28mm-elmarit-version-iv/?do=findComment&comment=2730517'>More sharing options...
microview Posted December 18, 2014 Share #12  Posted December 18, 2014 At f4. 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/238602-seeking-pros-and-cons-of-the-28mm-elmarit-version-iv/?do=findComment&comment=2730520'>More sharing options...
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