35mm Summilux 1.4 Experiences

[pixeljohn22]

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Hi. I have been reading reviews and searching for information regarding the 35mm summilux. Strongly considering this for my CL. My current lens is the 18-56. I'm fine with the summilux focal length. I would appreciate hearing experiences that you might have had with this lens. Thanks in advance.

[danielfrimley]

Some good pictures with this lens here

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[Guest]

I recently swapped the 23mm Summicron for the 35mm Summilux. There's no doubt it's a great lens, sharp at 1.4 even towards the corners. Autofocus is maybe a fraction slower than the 23 with the TL2, no experience with the CL though. I do miss the size/weight of the 23mm; the Summilux is much heavier and doesn't balance as well on the TL2. It's still very manageable however. A few examples;

https://imgur.com/a/pF0IDip

https://imgur.com/a/GYKXNWv

[pixeljohn22]

Thanks Shawrob. What prompted you to swap?

[andrewjoo7]

28 minutes ago, shawrob said:

I recently swapped the 23mm Summicron for the 35mm Summilux. There's no doubt it's a great lens, sharp at 1.4 even towards the corners. Autofocus is maybe a fraction slower than the 23 with the TL2, no experience with the CL though. I do miss the size/weight of the 23mm; the Summilux is much heavier and doesn't balance as well on the TL2. It's still very manageable however. A few examples;

https://imgur.com/a/pF0IDip

https://imgur.com/a/GYKXNWv

I just got the summicron 23 as well and contemplating on changing it to the 35mm,  could you let me know if the focus is better when your taking a close shot? also how is the close shot with low aperture compared to the 23?

[Guest]

1 hour ago, pixeljohn22 said:

Thanks Shawrob. What prompted you to swap?

I prefer 50mm FOV over 35 for street/walkaround and wanted the 1.4 for low light. The ability to isolate subjects at 1.4 is a bonus

[Guest]

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1 hour ago, andrewjoo7 said:

I just got the summicron 23 as well and contemplating on changing it to the 35mm,  could you let me know if the focus is better when your taking a close shot? also how is the close shot with low aperture compared to the 23?

I don't notice a different in focus speed at close distances wide open between the two. Focusing from close to infinity with the 35 is marginally slower, I expect due to the weight of the glass having to move. When deciding between the two lenses I wouldn't really consider focus speed they are that close. Both are accurate when using centre spot AF as long as there is some contrast in the frame

[pixeljohn22]

Any thoughts about the AF compared to the 18-55 zoom on a CL?

[Guest]

21 hours ago, pixeljohn22 said:

Any thoughts about the AF compared to the 18-55 zoom on a CL?

no experience with the zoom, sorry!

[huwm]

I find the 35 'noisy' but just as fast

[huwm]

I use the 23 more though, size issue