bill Posted November 3, 2007 Share #1 Â Posted November 3, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have just acquired a rather splendid 3.5cm Summaron, serial nr. 16395xx. It seems to be in exceptional condition, and mounts beautifully on my IIIc. I intend it to replace my 3.5cm Elmar. Â What do we know about this lens? What should I expect in terms of performance? Remember that I only feed my IIIc on Kodak 400CN, so I am not too bothered by colour fidelity, but any other information will be gratefully received. Â Regards, Â Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 3, 2007 Posted November 3, 2007 Hi bill, Take a look here Just acquired a mint 3.5cm Summaron. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
luigi bertolotti Posted November 3, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted November 3, 2007 It's a lens much better than one can argue seeing its present market evaluation... a bargain to buy, for if one doesn't fell the need of a more luminous one, is a pleasure to use: I used one for years on my IIIf (and me too have an Elmar 35, that is significantly lower in contrast and sharpness) and at normal stops like 5,6 or 8 I never found the Summicron so superior to it. You made a good buy, indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted November 5, 2007 Share #3  Posted November 5, 2007 I have just acquired a rather splendid 3.5cm Summaron, serial nr. 16395xx. It seems to be in exceptional condition, and mounts beautifully on my IIIc. I intend it to replace my 3.5cm Elmar. What do we know about this lens? What should I expect in terms of performance? Remember that I only feed my IIIc on Kodak 400CN, so I am not too bothered by colour fidelity, but any other information will be gratefully received.  Regards,  Bill  Bill  I have the M mount version of that lens (is yours the f3.5 version?), made in the mid fifties. It doesn't have the M3 goggles.  In my experience, it tends to be a bit soft, esp in the corners, but has benefited from a CLA at MK (a hundred quid). It's not as good as the f2.8 mid sixties version, that was one of the lenses that I shouldn't have sold...  Here are some examples:-  Winning  races  lifebelt  Racing2  Pippa  Potatoes  Single seaters  Blimey. I've used it quite a lot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share #4 Â Posted November 5, 2007 Thank you gentlemen, for your useful posts. It is indeed an f3.5 and apart from a small speck of dust inside, appears to be nigh on perfect, optically. Very interested to see your examples, Andy - shows me what is possible in a very graphic way - I hope that I can do so well! Â It's ensconced on my IIIc as I type, for the purposes of the Barnack Challenge; now all I need to do is find that random act of kindness! Â Regards, Â Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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