adan Posted June 8, 2020 Share #101 Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes, Pippy. I wondered if there was a "northern European" standard at work here. I remember my Flanders & Swann from the age of 6. "Ah, summer; summer is here again. Missed it last year - I was in the bathroom." - introduction to A Song of the Weather _____________ Meanwhile, yes, a measured 13-stop brightness range is quite common here in Colorado: Stark blue skies with often not one cloud (for fill reflections) to be seen, horizon to horizon. Visibility significantly >50 miles, air about 80% the density of sea level = less scattering. I haven't needed a polarizer in 28 years - with a 21 in vertical orientation, the sky goes nearly black at the top of the frame if I hold detail in a white T-shirt (even with a Mandler 21). Edited June 8, 2020 by adan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 Hi adan, Take a look here Show me your favorite lenses. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pgk Posted June 8, 2020 Share #102 Posted June 8, 2020 My 'working' set - all E46. Two missing red dots as ever🙂. 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! 14 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/310164-show-me-your-favorite-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=3989859'>More sharing options...
pippy Posted June 8, 2020 Share #103 Posted June 8, 2020 51 minutes ago, adan said: Yes, Pippy. I wondered if there was a "northern European" standard at work here. I remember my Flanders & Swann from the age of 6... I've had a hunch for quite a while that geographic latitude might play a not inconsiderable part in the Like/Don't Like of the Karbe-era lenses. Should probably start taking notes!... And I'm very partial to a touch of F&S myself! Just thinking about "Madeira, M'Dear?" puts a smile on my face every time............ Philip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted June 8, 2020 Share #104 Posted June 8, 2020 The Hippopotamus Song - Flanders and Swann. Pete. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musotographer Posted June 8, 2020 Share #105 Posted June 8, 2020 1 hour ago, pippy said: As to the first part we both know the answer is because the dynamic range of the image-area is greater than the capability of the sensor to record, simultaneously, information at both the tip of the toe and at the end of the shoulder in the rel.log-e curve for that particular set of circumstances. I was going to write a load of stuff about the "0.5-256, 1-10 Zone System" but, as we both know it anyhow, I will shorten it to this; if - just by way of example - you live in an area where a Log-E of "0.5-2048" (or higher) is the order of the day then the Mandler-era lens is understandably your best choice. If I live in an area where "0.5-256" (or lower) is 'the norm' then the more modern higher-contrast lenses will be the clear winner over the older designs. Such are our respective choices; no one is in the wrong as far as that is concerned. And Galileo v's 'The Firm' was a two-way street as both parties utterly believed that they had the necessary, unarguable empirical evidence to back up their own claim - hence my earlier comment about "certain empirical evidence". And, of course, there is no accusation of Heresy............just an acceptance of a belief in slightly different faiths! ANYHOW...back on topic! If I'm allowed one more 'favourite' to add to my earlier three I'd choose this; my 1954 f3.5 Summaron; 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! Philip. I'm usually not at all keen on Leicas with coloured leather, but that is a gorgeous combination Philip. Congratulations! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted June 8, 2020 Share #106 Posted June 8, 2020 Lightweight minimalist set😉 35 Summilux and 90 TE. 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! 14 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/310164-show-me-your-favorite-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=3990053'>More sharing options...
lct Posted June 11, 2020 Share #107 Posted June 11, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) I won't bore you with lenses you can see above folks so upon general request, here are my favorite lenses for good light on the digital CL. Adapted Tessar 35/3.5, Elmar-M 50/2.8, Skopar 21/3.5 and Tri-Elmar 28-35-50/4. I wanted small lenses matching well my all time favorite Elmar-M 50. Easy to achieve with the Tessar, less so with the Skopar but all in all i end up carrying them in my tiny combi case for film CL most of the time. The Mate is a good alternative as a single lens solution. Et voilà you know how to win the Pulitzer prize now . 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! 10 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/310164-show-me-your-favorite-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=3991537'>More sharing options...
Milan_S Posted June 16, 2020 Share #108 Posted June 16, 2020 The first version of the 35mm Summicron f2, the famous 8 elements Germany version on Leica m10 and fabulous Ostrich case by Angelo Smaldore. Shot on Leica S007 with Summicron-S 100mm f2.0 ASPH 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! 12 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/310164-show-me-your-favorite-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=3994280'>More sharing options...
KASHMIR Posted July 5, 2020 Share #109 Posted July 5, 2020 My collection: APO Telyt 135mm f3.4 APO Summicron 90mm Noctilux 50mm f0.95 ASPH Summicron 50mm V Tri-Elmar M 16-18-21mm ASPH Mi favourite lens? the smallest, Summicron 50mm 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! 3 1 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/310164-show-me-your-favorite-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4004357'>More sharing options...
Dennis Posted July 6, 2020 Share #110 Posted July 6, 2020 8 hours ago, KASHMIR said: Mi favourite lens? the smallest, Summicron 50mm +1 🙌 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted July 25, 2021 Share #111 Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) (i know, I know - "1 Year Later") But it was a year of experimentation and evaluation - and a couple of new C/Vs turned up to replace other lenses. Compare to post on page 1 - 35, 75, and 90 are "new." At most I carry a subset of these at any one time. Core carry - 21/35/75/135 2 lens set - "Lenny Kravitz Drifter" 28 and 75 "Mandler set" - 21/28/90/135 "1960s Leica M2 Wide" 3-lens set - 21/35/90 "Wide Bridge across Focal Lengths," as Leica once called it - 21/35/135 Low-light kit - 21/35/75 Average price: $712.50 Least expensive: 90mm f/2.8 - $425 Most expensive: 21mm f/2.8 - $1050 Total: $4275.00 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! Edited July 25, 2021 by adan 6 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/310164-show-me-your-favorite-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4245086'>More sharing options...
Dennis Posted August 17, 2021 Share #112 Posted August 17, 2021 It's very interesting to take a look at all your favorite kits, especially to know if one use lens hood, filters or nothing 🙂 Also it looks like some people have lens hood only on specific lenses. Who know why. It would be interesting to know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted August 17, 2021 Share #113 Posted August 17, 2021 @Dennis hoods can save the lens (or not) when hit hard (or not) depending on hood/lens 😉 if the hood is unpractical (too big, hiding VF, etc. ) , I tend NOT to use it if there is no danger of ...(I can live with flare/glare then) I tend to use hood on longer lenses than 50mm, but rarely on lenses shorter, if I can avoid to use in each case when storing, caps are mendatory and some caps don't cap some hoods. Life is not so simple, ONE solution for all ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Posted August 17, 2021 Share #114 Posted August 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, a.noctilux said: @Dennis hoods can save the lens (or not) when hit hard (or not) depending on hood/lens 😉 if the hood is unpractical (too big, hiding VF, etc. ) , I tend NOT to use it if there is no danger of ...(I can live with flare/glare then) I tend to use hood on longer lenses than 50mm, but rarely on lenses shorter, if I can avoid to use in each case when storing, caps are mendatory and some caps don't cap some hoods. Life is not so simple, ONE solution for all ... It makes sense. It's funny because I always used the lens hood (LH) as protection for the lens. Always. And a bit for flare. Never used filters. But yesterday, I received a new LH to try with my 35mm lenses. Between testing, I left the lens w/o LH for a while. Wow, it was the first time I saw (appreciated) how really big is the OVF and had no VF blockage at all. The lens was out of my 35mm frame lines. Ironically always had LH attached. And the view It's beautiful w/o. Now I'm seriously interested in using my 35 w/o LH .... Funny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
egrossman Posted October 11, 2021 Share #115 Posted October 11, 2021 (edited) 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! In the back: M10-D, MP BP (à la carte) and M10M 28mm Summilux 35mm Summicron v4 50mm Summicron Rigid Canon 50mm 1.4 LTM 50mm Summicron APO 75mm Summilux 90mm Elmarit 50mm Noctilux v4 If I could only pick 1 lens, it would be the 75mm Summilux 🙂. This one just happens to be a very, very good copy (late model German production, factory 6-bit coded). Erik Edited October 11, 2021 by egrossman 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! In the back: M10-D, MP BP (à la carte) and M10M 28mm Summilux 35mm Summicron v4 50mm Summicron Rigid Canon 50mm 1.4 LTM 50mm Summicron APO 75mm Summilux 90mm Elmarit 50mm Noctilux v4 If I could only pick 1 lens, it would be the 75mm Summilux 🙂. This one just happens to be a very, very good copy (late model German production, factory 6-bit coded). Erik ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/310164-show-me-your-favorite-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4290748'>More sharing options...
CosmoM3 Posted October 11, 2021 Share #116 Posted October 11, 2021 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! 5 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/310164-show-me-your-favorite-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4290760'>More sharing options...
01maciel Posted October 14, 2021 Share #117 Posted October 14, 2021 Summar 5cm f=2. A breath of haze produces wonderful photos (sometimes:) 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! 2 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/310164-show-me-your-favorite-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4292533'>More sharing options...
KASHMIR Posted October 23, 2021 Share #118 Posted October 23, 2021 My new favorite lens: the APO Summicron 50mm ASPH. 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/310164-show-me-your-favorite-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4298285'>More sharing options...
RoySmith Posted November 10, 2021 Share #119 Posted November 10, 2021 14 hours ago, Artin said: She is finally home, this is my favourite Leica lens the 75 Summilux 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! Fantastic Lens was your copy made in Midland? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoySmith Posted November 10, 2021 Share #120 Posted November 10, 2021 Mine has serial no. 32239xx and according to the LeicaWiki was made in 1982. Walter Mandler’s favorite lens ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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