Elmar 35mm & 50mm f3.5: An appreciation thread

[shirubadanieru]

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I’ve tried all Leica 35 and 50mm lenses, and yet I keep coming back to the lenses that started it all, the Elmar 50mm f3.5 and the 35mm f3.5. 

Just thought of starting a thread for people to share their shots with Leica’s first 50mm & 35mm lens, which are still great shooters today, almost 100y later since their release. 

I’ll start

Elmar 50mm f3.5 | Leica M3

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Elmar 50mm f3.5 | M3 | Provia 100

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Elmar 50mm f3.5 | Barnack III D | Colorplus 200

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Elmar 50mm f3.5 | M3 | Portra 400

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Elmar 35mm f3.5 | M9

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Elmar 35mm f3.5 | M10M

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Edited January 23, 2023 by shirubadanieru

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Elmar 35mm f3.5 | M10M

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Elmar 50mm f3.5 | M10M

 

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Edited January 23, 2023 by shirubadanieru

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Elmar 50mm f3.5 | Leica 1A | Fujifilm C100

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1 hour ago, shirubadanieru said:

Elmar 35mm f3.5 | M9

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How does it compare to the 35mm f/3.5 Summaron? (I got a 1958 LTM adapted to my M 😊).

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Great thread idea @shirubadanieru, may it be pinned on top of the yet to
be created LTM dedicated subsection of this forum!
 

2 hours ago, mcpallesen said:

How does it compare to the 35mm f/3.5 Summaron?

They are both fine in their own way.
Some pictures with uncoated 3,5cm Elmar and M9:

 

 

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I have several 35mm Elmar and Summaron lenses and noticed that their prices seem to have doubled in the last year or two.

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11 hours ago, Jul said:

Great thread idea @shirubadanieru, may it be pinned on top of the yet to
be created LTM dedicated subsection of this forum!
 

They are both fine in their own way.
Some pictures with uncoated 3,5cm Elmar and M9:

 

 

will that section ever be created?

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7 hours ago, Pyrogallol said:

I have several 35mm Elmar and Summaron lenses and noticed that their prices seem to have doubled in the last year or two.

indeed! elmars are very popular here in Japan! btw may I ask why you have several? dif. versions? & do you have a favorite?

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14 hours ago, mcpallesen said:

How does it compare to the 35mm f/3.5 Summaron? (I got a 1958 LTM adapted to my M 😊).

both are great! if you care about corner performance, summaron is better! While I prefer the Elmar rendering to the Summaron, both are great & the summaron ltm is such a well built lens. haze is very common with the summarons though..

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6 hours ago, shirubadanieru said:

both are great! if you care about corner performance, summaron is better! While I prefer the Elmar rendering to the Summaron, both are great & the summaron ltm is such a well built lens. haze is very common with the summarons though..

Great info, thanks. My copy is mint with perfect glass and no haze. Love that lens!

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Leica 1A | Elmar 50mm f3.5 | Portra 400

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Elmar 35mm and 50mm at f3.5, same subject at MFD. M10M

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Elmar 50mm f3.5 shot wide open on M10M. Love the bokeh from this lens. Amazing rendering at f3.5, there’s no need to shoot at f1 to get beautiful bokeh ; )

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Elmar 35mm f3/5 flare

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