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M6 | 50lux v3 | Kodak Ultra Color 100 (expired)

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M11, Summilux 50/1.4 v3, f/1.4 (FF & crop)

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50mm pre-asph v2 @ f1.4

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V2 e43 @f/1.4, M9 -- Maine

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Street Portrait: M6 | 50lux v3 | TMax P3200

(I don't typically like the rendering of the pre-ASPH on high-grain films, like P3200. I think it shines best on TMax 100, etc. But it handled the grain well here)

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M10, 50mm Summilux v3, f/2.8

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M10, 50mm Summilux v3, f/1.4

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V2 e43 @f/8, M9 -- Maine

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V2 e43 @f/1/4, M9 -- Maine

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M-P w/Summilux-M 50 v2.

 

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As some of you may recall, a while back I bought a 50 asph, moronically mistaking it for a 50 pre-asph. It's an excellent copy, takes great pictures.

But now I finally have a great copy of the 50 pre-asph, and I'm wondering if and for what purpose I'll ever again use the 50 asph. If I want more than acceptably sharp, the pre-asph fits that purpose stopped down just a bit.

I don't need the money but am wondering if I should nonetheless sell the 50 asph if I can't find a reason to ever use it over the 50 pre-asph.

Any thoughts/suggestions?

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I don't use much my Summilux 50/1.4 asph v1 anymore but i keep it for when i need to take sharper pics than with my pre-asph v3 at full aperture. Also for closeups together with the Leica Macro-Adapter v2, like for the snap below.

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1 hour ago, brickftl said:

As some of you may recall, a while back I bought a 50 asph, moronically mistaking it for a 50 pre-asph. It's an excellent copy, takes great pictures.

But now I finally have a great copy of the 50 pre-asph, and I'm wondering if and for what purpose I'll ever again use the 50 asph. If I want more than acceptably sharp, the pre-asph fits that purpose stopped down just a bit.

I don't need the money but am wondering if I should nonetheless sell the 50 asph if I can't find a reason to ever use it over the 50 pre-asph.

Any thoughts/suggestions?

If you're not in a hurry, I would have kept it a little longer and seen if I eventually started to miss it.

I've sold lenses and regretted it later, but I sold them mainly because I needed the money.

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2 hours ago, evikne said:

If you're not in a hurry, I would have kept it a little longer and seen if I eventually started to miss it.

I've sold lenses and regretted it later, but I sold them mainly because I needed the money.

no I'm in no hurry and have no need to sell it. I guess I'm just asking people who have both lenses, when would you want to grab the asph version instead of the pre-asph version

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