JMF Posted September 20, 2023 Share #21 Posted September 20, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 35 Summaron f3.5 LTM on M8 11 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 35 Summaron f3.5 LTM on M8 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/381838-summaron-35mm-f35-ltm-characteristics/?do=findComment&comment=4861428'>More sharing options...
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01maciel Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share #22 Posted September 21, 2023 Low hanging fruits Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/381838-summaron-35mm-f35-ltm-characteristics/?do=findComment&comment=4861773'>More sharing options...
01maciel Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share #23 Posted September 21, 2023 (edited) Conqueror of hay bales M10 + Leitz Summaron f=3.5cm 1:3.5 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited September 21, 2023 by 01maciel 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/381838-summaron-35mm-f35-ltm-characteristics/?do=findComment&comment=4861916'>More sharing options...
Alberti Posted September 22, 2023 Share #24 Posted September 22, 2023 Puts says:" in the field the contrast drops rapidly and details become soft." - - > I have the Canon 35mm F2.8 which also has that character. Its colors are great. Some haze. What would be the improvement having the summaron 35mm F3.5? [Or the Elmar 35mm f3.5 that I am also eying.] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01maciel Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share #25 Posted September 22, 2023 My Summaron copy actually looks like new and comes with a plug-in UV filter. Focus and aperture ring work perfect after more than 70 years. However, it takes some getting used to that the focus ring rotates along with the aperture selection. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The greenhouse effect. 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The greenhouse effect. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/381838-summaron-35mm-f35-ltm-characteristics/?do=findComment&comment=4862512'>More sharing options...
01maciel Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share #26 Posted September 23, 2023 vor 18 Stunden schrieb Alberti: What would be the improvement having the summaron 35mm F3.5? [Or the Elmar 35mm f3.5 that I am also eying.] that's hard to say. Depending on your preferences for handling older lenses and their results, I would say: more fun, a smaller lens, less weight and the retro rendering of an old Leitz lens. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberti Posted September 23, 2023 Share #27 Posted September 23, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 9/9/2023 at 10:03 PM, Bronco McBeast said: There is the summaron 35mm f3.5 in M mount. Its construction is amazing: super solid and compact and suuuper smooooth. It is my go to lens whenever I feel the more expensive lenses are at danger of being soaked, stolen, bumped. All in all, I really like it. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Bronco, I see that you have the M3 version (the infinity is perpendicular like a stop mark) , is that correct, and does that indeed bring up the 50mm frame-lines? No problem in focussing? Ever used it on digital? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberti Posted September 23, 2023 Share #28 Posted September 23, 2023 On 9/21/2023 at 7:00 PM, 01maciel said: Conqueror of hay bales M10 + Leitz Summaron f=3.5cm 1:3.5 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Maciel, I am surprised as to the great sharpness and definite classical style but it is also concatenated with smoke ; really different from haze (= mostly an edge effect in my lenses). How come? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01maciel Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share #29 Posted September 23, 2023 vor einer Stunde schrieb Alberti: Maciel, I am surprised as to the great sharpness and definite classical style but it is also concatenated with smoke ; really different from haze (= mostly an edge effect in my lenses). How come? Good point. As far as I can tell in the short time, the lens seems to be very prone to flares and stray light. I took most of the photos shown here wide open. As soon as I stop down, the fog diminishes. I assume there is some fog inside between the lenses. I was a little concerned by your comment, so I took some test shots. This one is shot at f5.6 and looks much better for my eyes. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The next photo I took this morning with the first early rays of sunlight 'wide' open at f3.5. I am not sure about whether this is fog or simply the soft rendering of the old lens. 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The next photo I took this morning with the first early rays of sunlight 'wide' open at f3.5. I am not sure about whether this is fog or simply the soft rendering of the old lens. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/381838-summaron-35mm-f35-ltm-characteristics/?do=findComment&comment=4862965'>More sharing options...
Bronco McBeast Posted September 23, 2023 Share #30 Posted September 23, 2023 7 hours ago, Alberti said: Bronco, I see that you have the M3 version (the infinity is perpendicular like a stop mark) , is that correct, and does that indeed bring up the 50mm frame-lines? No problem in focussing? Ever used it on digital? Yes. M3 version. Focusing is accurate and there should be no reason why not. It has also been tested in digital M bodies. Since it is not a collector lens, and it’s a lens meant to be at my service, I have filed off 1mm so it bring the 35mm framelines. I couldn’t be happier 👍🏻 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondo79 Posted January 6 Share #31 Posted January 6 I tried out my Summaron 35mm f/3.5 from 1952 on my M246 Monochrom today. The test photo convinced me. I actually bought the Summaron 35mm for my Leica IIIf as a supplement to the Elmar 50mm. But before snapping film I wanted to try it out digitally. I was thrilled with the result. Aperture 4, 1/350 sec, ISO 320. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/381838-summaron-35mm-f35-ltm-characteristics/?do=findComment&comment=5735199'>More sharing options...
Anthony Miller Posted March 12 Share #32 Posted March 12 (edited) If one had the LTM version which LTM to M adapter would bring up the 35mm frame lines? The 135/13.5cm adapter version? Or does it need to be the one that also does the 21-35 line as well? Edited March 12 by Anthony Miller Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted March 12 Share #33 Posted March 12 vor 7 Stunden schrieb Anthony Miller: The 135/13.5cm adapter version? Or does it need to be the one that also does the 21-35 line as well? They are the same, only the engraving differs. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rene de Bruijn Posted July 25 Share #34 Posted July 25 Today I bought the Summaron in Delft (Holland) and on my M8 I’m very pleased with the analog results greetings from Amsterdam Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/381838-summaron-35mm-f35-ltm-characteristics/?do=findComment&comment=5838611'>More sharing options...
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