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All of my other favorite lenses have their own image threads now, so I thought this one deserves one too. Feel free to post your own photos. Starting with an image that some may have seen before: Hello guest! Please register or sign in to view the hidden content. Hallo Gast! Du willst die Bilder sehen? Einfach registrieren oder anmelden! M10 w/50mm Summilux pre-ASPH (E46)

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The 50mm Summilux pre-aspheric draws wonderful images.  Here’s one from my favorite corner window at 18,000 feet in Northern California.  Stay healthy & be well. Hello guest! Please register or sign in to view the hidden content. Hallo Gast! Du willst die Bilder sehen? Einfach registrieren oder anmelden!

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Bokeh wide open: Hello guest! Please register or sign in to view the hidden content. Hallo Gast! Du willst die Bilder sehen? Einfach registrieren oder anmelden!

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    After I posted the images in post #16 above I had a look at all the photos I have in my Lightroom catalogue made with the Summilux 50 pre-ASPH and saw that I haven't used this lens since I got the M10. When I was shooting with film and, then, with the M9, I often wanted to shoot at f/1.4 because of the lowlight limitations of the cameras; but with the M10, whenever I wanted shoot with a 50mm lens, I always picked up the DR Summicron, since f/2 was adequate. But looking at the rendition of the Summilux 50 pre-ASPH, I think I'll be shooting more with this lens — once we're over all the wretched covid confinement...

    M9 | Summilux 50 pre-ASPH | ISO 640 | f/1.4 | 1/1500 sec | Bangkok


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    29 minutes ago, Nowhereman said:

    After I posted the images in post #16 above I had a look at all the photos I have in my Lightroom catalogue made with the Summilux 50 pre-ASPH and saw that I haven't used this lens since I got the M10. When I was shooting with film and, then, with the M9, I often wanted to shoot at f/1.4 because of the lowlight limitations of the cameras; but with the M10, whenever I wanted shoot with a 50mm lens, I always picked up the DR Summicron, since f/2 was adequate. But looking at the rendition of the Summilux 50 pre-ASPH, I think I'll be shooting more with this lens — once we're over all the wretched covid confinement...

    M9 | Summilux 50 pre-ASPH | ISO 640 | f/1.4 | 1/1500 sec | Bangkok


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    The 50mm Summilux pre-ASPH is definitely a lens that deserves to be used. And if you don't need f/1.4, you can always stop down a little. The rendering is beautiful anyway.

    Nice shot, even though I feel sorry for the birds! 😉

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    16 minutes ago, Lelmer said:

    How would you compare it with the latest ASPH version?

    The images from the ASPH version are much more "tight", controlled, and with more acutance and resolution. But even though most things are "better", that's not always what's desired (at least not for all of us). For portraits, for example, I much prefer the gentler rendering of the pre-ASPH. I usually also find its unpredictable bokeh much more exciting than the polished one from the ASPH version.

    "The beauty in imperfection" is a term that certainly applies to many older lenses.

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      46 minutes ago, evikne said:

      The images from the ASPH version are much more "tight", controlled, and with more acutance and resolution. But even though most things are "better", that's not always what's desired (at least not for all of us). For portraits, for example, I much prefer the gentler rendering of the pre-ASPH. I usually also find its unpredictable bokeh much more exciting than the polished one from the ASPH version.

      "The beauty in imperfection" is a term that certainly applies to many older lenses.

      It's true that the portraits of your kids are always pretty nice (not only on this thread).

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      I wish some more people would participate here. It would be great to see what others use this lens for. In the meantime, here are three more wide open shots from me:

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      On 3/12/2021 at 11:41 AM, evikne said:

      I wish some more people would participate here. It would be great to see what others use this lens for. In the meantime, here are three more wide open shots from me:

      As you wish.

       

      Wife on the lake

      50mm Summilux Pre-ASPH E46 + M Typ240

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        50 Summilux pre asph e46 Black Paint on M10

         

        JMF, all of your contributions today are just wonderful photographs which go beyond the measure in representing this lovely and often under rated lens. I predict more people will be working their way back into the 50 1.4 Pre-Asph camp after viewing this thread. Thank you again.

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          Thank you @evikne for starting this thread and thank you to everyone for contributing.  I have my eye on this lens so this thread is of great help.  I can't quite put my finger on what it is this lens has.  I mean I'm a 'character' guy and use Leica RFs for their faults, not for corner to corner blah blah (otherwise may just as well get a Canikon or whatever).  But yet, the E43's rendering is not like the Sonnar, obviously so, and suprisingly to me, it's not like the Summicron iv 35mm either.  I'm sort of stuck between the E43 and the original Summarit 50mm in deciding which way to go.  More thinking and deciding to do......

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            7 hours ago, insideline said:

            JMF, all of your contributions today are just wonderful photographs which go beyond the measure in representing this lovely and often under rated lens. I predict more people will be working their way back into the 50 1.4 Pre-Asph camp after viewing this thread. Thank you again.

            Thank you so much, this lens is unique 🙂

            50 Summilux pre asph  e46 on M9:

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

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                End of the Orthodox Easter Monday (Bright Monday) liturgy.  Azdamichy, Pripet Marshes of Southern Belarus 2018.

                M2, 50/1.4 pre-ASPH (E46), HP5 @ 250.

                 

                 

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