TT Artisan 35/1.4 on CL

[Rusty]

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For those that are interested I shot a few samples at various f stops. OOC jpgs shot with a -1/3 EV and at various ISO (I used auto ISO in manual).

https://russellp.smugmug.com/TT-Artisan-3414/

 

Shots are labelled with f stop.

I'm no expert on lenses but most of the results look quite good to me. 

I did this for my own information but if its of help to anyone else that's great.

 

cheers

Russell

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[lct]

Interesting thank you. Would you mind to show the lens on the CL?

[Rusty]

2 hours ago, lct said:

Interesting thank you. Would you mind to show the lens on the CL?

Added to the other pics

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The lens is small, a tiny bit bigger than my 1972 pre asph Summilux. Buying it got me to use the Summilux more on the CL, which made me discover a focusing anomaly with the lens which is very obvious on the CL not so much on my rangefinders, so I have thank the TTArtisan 35. I use the both 35 f1.4s old school on manual selecting the ISO I want to work with on RAW. Here is one at f2.8 35mm TTArtisan.

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[Ba Erv]

5 minutes ago, tommonego@gmail.com said:

The lens is small, a tiny bit bigger than my 1972 pre asph Summilux. Buying it got me to use the Summilux more on the CL, which made me discover a focusing anomaly with the lens which is very obvious on the CL not so much on my rangefinders, so I have thank the TTArtisan 35. I use the both 35 f1.4s old school on manual selecting the ISO I want to work with on RAW. Here is one at f2.8 35mm TTArtisan.

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Which anomaly?

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vor 1 Minute schrieb Ba Erv:

Which anomaly?

The photo was with the 35 TTArtisan. With my Summilux infinity seems to be between 20 and 30 ft, so I had been wondering why it wasn't doing infinty well on my rangefinders, the RF shows infinity at infinity. I don't generally use 50mm that much on any camera, I like 35mm and 80-90mm, so I hadn't used the Summilux much on the CL. Buying the TTArtisan and testing it, I began using 35 on the CL and it showed the Summilux's infinity problem right away. Probably missing a shim from a service several years ago, will send it out after the holidays. 

[Ba Erv]

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23 minutes ago, tommonego@gmail.com said:

The photo was with the 35 TTArtisan. With my Summilux infinity seems to be between 20 and 30 ft, so I had been wondering why it wasn't doing infinty well on my rangefinders, the RF shows infinity at infinity. I don't generally use 50mm that much on any camera, I like 35mm and 80-90mm, so I hadn't used the Summilux much on the CL. Buying the TTArtisan and testing it, I began using 35 on the CL and it showed the Summilux's infinity problem right away. Probably missing a shim from a service several years ago, will send it out after the holidays. 

Interesting, I have the 35 FLE and ordered the TT 35 for delivery on Wednesday. I don’t have the pre-asph.   I’ll have to check it out and see if I experience similar issues.  Were you using the Leica adapter with the Lux or aftermarket?

Edited December 19, 2021 by Ba Erv

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vor 1 Minute schrieb Ba Erv:

Interesting, I have the 35 FLE and ordered the TT 35 for delivery on Wednesday.  I’ll have to check it out and see if I experience similar issues.  Were you using the Leica adapter with the Lux or aftermarket?

This was a 1972 pre asph 35 Summilux not the TL or FLE, with a Leica M to L or 3rd party adapter. I have had the lens for close to 40 years. Don't think you have to worry.

[Ba Erv]

1 minute ago, tommonego@gmail.com said:

This was a 1972 pre asph 35 Summilux not the TL or FLE, with a Leica M to L or 3rd party adapter. I have had the lens for close to 40 years. Don't think you have to worry.

Actually, the reason I asked was I have some older glass in storage that I considered digging out for a try.  

[ramarren]

On 12/19/2021 at 8:26 AM, tommonego@gmail.com said:

The (TTArtisan) lens is small, a tiny bit bigger than my 1972 pre asph Summilux. Buying it got me to use the Summilux more on the CL, which made me discover a focusing anomaly with the lens which is very obvious on the CL not so much on my rangefinders ... 

 

On 12/19/2021 at 8:43 AM, tommonego@gmail.com said:

... With my Summilux infinity seems to be between 20 and 30 ft, so I had been wondering why it wasn't doing infinity well on my rangefinders, the RF shows infinity at infinity. ...

Summilux 35 or Summilux 50? I have one of the '72 Summilux 35mm lenses. Infinity seems on the money with both my M4-2 and the CL, and in photos I made with it fitted to the M-D 262 when I had that camera. I had mine serviced by DAG some years ago as it had a very sticky action due to dried up grease and grit in the focusing threads. I'm sure he checked the lens for focus and rangefinder collimation at that time.

Yes: time to have the lens serviced. It's such a great lens, it deserves to be restored to top condition..! 

G

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This is a 1972 35mm Summilux, I have had it for 40 years or so.It will definitely go out for repair. It had a CLA a couple of years ago so I suspect a shim didn't go in on the reassembly.