Westend_jon Posted October 4, 2015 Share #1  Posted October 4, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I recently bought a 50mm Summilux Asph and I'm still wondering where this lens has been all my life!  It's beautiful - the focus and aperture rings are the best I've ever tried and the performance at all apertures is amazing  At f1.4 you look for scenes with isolated foreground features that exploit the dof and, as billed, these are wonderful  At smaller apertures the lens is more surprising - great contrast and resistance to flare  I'd read that the focus is a little stiff and it's just not - it's really smooth  The aperture ring is also very flickable with one finger  It's a biggish lens and the camera (M9) will tip forward when placed on a surface. It's also heavy  I had a number of older lenses, including a couple of 50mm Summicrons, that I've now sold - they just don't compare  I've kept a 28mm 2.8, 35mm 2.0 and 90 2.0 but I don't think they will get much use - the 50mm is a perfect one lens kit      Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 4, 2015 Posted October 4, 2015 Hi Westend_jon, Take a look here 50mm Summilux Asph Review. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
bocaburger Posted October 5, 2015 Share #2 Â Posted October 5, 2015 Great, it's a win for everyone, for you and for the people that will now make stunning images with those Summicrons that "just don't compare" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thondup Posted December 22, 2015 Share #3 Â Posted December 22, 2015 i just got the 50mm Summilux 1.4 asph for my M9. it is perfect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotharZhou Posted December 22, 2015 Share #4 Â Posted December 22, 2015 Both of my summilux 50/1.4A had really stiff focus ring, I had to live with this. Both aperture rings are bit loose if I compare to other Zeiss and CV lenses, but the performance, truly stellar! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted December 22, 2015 Share #5  Posted December 22, 2015 Mine is stellar, mechanically and optically.  a relative did a side by side for bokeh  with current V4 Summicron.  The Lux was ahead by a mile.  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiafish Posted December 22, 2015 Share #6  Posted December 22, 2015 Mine is stellar, mechanically and optically.  a relative did a side by side for bokeh  with current V4 Summicron.  The Lux was ahead by a mile.  Bokeh on the lux is definitely smooth, as is the entire rendering of the lens.  I wouldn't call one better than the other, just very, very different.  I don't (yet) own the Lux, but will buy on in January most likely, and have used the v5 Summicron as my main lens for the last three years.  The reason I don't yet own the Lux is because I am unwilling to sell my Cron to buy it.  The Cron is, imo, a better lens for edgier subjects, it adds a certain tension to images that I really like.  Bokeh is not so smooth, but is by no means horrible.  All-in-all, one of my very favorite lenses and one that I lusted after for decades before finally buying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted December 22, 2015 Share #7  Posted December 22, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration)   I had a number of older lenses, including a couple of 50mm Summicrons, that I've now sold - they just don't compare    Presumably you have comparable photos to show just how the Summicron can't compare. I'd love to see the examples, just to see what I'm missing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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