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[CosmoM3]

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On 12/31/2020 at 1:22 PM, Abram said:

I've been thinking about this topic a lot lately myself as I only have my M-A at the moment. I've ventured back and forth between way too many digital systems this year and frankly I've just made a mess of things. I'm trying to recalibrate a bit for 2021. 

As such I've been really thinking about the glass I want to use on my M-A. I have swapped quite a few times in recent years but I did spend a full year with just the 35mm Summilux FLE and though it wasn't "perfect" I really liked the work I put out in that year. 

Some past favorites that worked beautifully on film but less-than-satisfactory on digital were the 21mm Super Angulon f/3.4 and DR 50 Summicron. That pairing is just sublime on TMax 400 and I frequently miss it. 

Presently I'm using a 28mm Summicron V1 and a 50mm Summilux V3. I'm quite happy with the rendering signatures, but to be blunt, this year has really not been a particularly fertile creative period for me so I don't want to totally judge them until I can get out and start shooting again. 

same boat with you bro but with the MP. I have a Summicron 35mm ASPH II and I just feel that the lens is just overkill for film, thus I was planning on selling it (if you saw my post on both FM and FB Classifieds).

Thinking of just downgrading to the ASPH I or find a Black Paint.

[Abram]

On 1/2/2021 at 4:13 AM, CosmoM3 said:

same boat with you bro but with the MP. I have a Summicron 35mm ASPH II and I just feel that the lens is just overkill for film, thus I was planning on selling it (if you saw my post on both FM and FB Classifieds).

Thinking of just downgrading to the ASPH I or find a Black Paint.

Yep I’ve had both of those as well (I told you, I’ve been a mess). On film I saw very little difference between the two, on digital I saw very little difference between the two but I also was shooting on a 24mp sensor which doesn’t push it that hard (my preference). It supposedly on the 40+ Mp sensors the V1 asph is showing its limitations. If that matters