Indeepthought Posted March 19 Share #1 Posted March 19 Advertisement (gone after registration) Treated myself to this lovely little lens. Aperture and focus are smoooth as silk. Glass is crystal clear. Using it on my Digital CL .. 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! 5 Quote 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/391086-35mm-summaron/?do=findComment&comment=5113730'>More sharing options...
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a.noctilux Posted March 19 Share #2 Posted March 19 😄3.5cm ! very good lens indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted March 19 Share #3 Posted March 19 Yes, a nice tiny lens. I carried one on my IIIf while in the army in 1970. Still performs nice, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted March 19 Share #4 Posted March 19 Yes, it is a great lens. I took this image with my example of the lens on an M9 about 13 years ago. 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! William 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! William ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/391086-35mm-summaron/?do=findComment&comment=5114381'>More sharing options...
RexGig0 Posted March 19 Share #5 Posted March 19 (edited) A most like-able lens! Enjoy! It took some time for me learn to appreciate mine, my second rangefinder-coupled Leica lens, as its rendering was so very different from my first Leica rangefinder lens, a Summilux-M 50mm ASPH, which I had researched extensively, and then test-shot before buying. At first, I simply wanted a very compact 35mm lens, to complement my relatively large 50mm lens. I could not find many Summaron 3.5cm f/3.5 images or reviews posted on-line. A Summilux being “fast,” it seemed OK for my 35 to have a modest maximum aperture. I ordered my quite clean, well-preserved Summaron from an e-Bay seller based in California, who had plenty of positive feedback from buyers, and was rewarded with a positive experience. Price was a factor, too. Having started the Leica M experience with a pre-owned Summilux 50 and a new M10, it was going to be some time before a Summicron or another Summilux would be an attainable goal. Edited March 19 by RexGig0 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted March 19 Author Share #6 Posted March 19 Thank you all for your comments. Could someone tell me who designed this beautiful lens? We have a few nice summery days ahead. I’m looking forward to using my new purchase. 🍻 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted March 19 Share #7 Posted March 19 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I have always loved Summarons... 😉 and of course noticed that your item, though being a little younger than a very similar of mine, still has the writing without "Gmbh" as in the oldest ones (which have the s/n reversed)... Summaron has really lot of small variants... ☺️ I don't know who was the designer... Max Berek passed away just the year in which the mass production of Summaron started (1949) but this lens (the first new lens after WWII) was conceived in 1946 and maybe Berek was still active. 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 March 19 by luigi bertolotti 1 2 Quote 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/391086-35mm-summaron/?do=findComment&comment=5116030'>More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted March 19 Author Share #8 Posted March 19 (edited) 2 from today… all at f5.6.. Some PP iMac Photos. 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 March 19 by Indeepthought 4 Quote 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/391086-35mm-summaron/?do=findComment&comment=5116630'>More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted March 19 Author Share #9 Posted March 19 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! 2 Quote 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/391086-35mm-summaron/?do=findComment&comment=5116844'>More sharing options...
romualdo Posted March 20 Share #10 Posted March 20 My even younger (1955) 3.5 Summaron with its bakelite case 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! 2 1 Quote 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/391086-35mm-summaron/?do=findComment&comment=5117273'>More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted March 20 Share #11 Posted March 20 ..and even younger ones... 😉 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! (with writings slightly different 😉 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! (with writings slightly different 😉 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/391086-35mm-summaron/?do=findComment&comment=5117557'>More sharing options...
stray cat Posted April 6 Share #12 Posted April 6 I have two - a 1955 M2 version (s/n 1289100) which came with an M2 I bought from a member here, and a 1958 M3 version (s/n 1638785). The M3 (goggled) version has the benefit of focussing down to around .7m (2'4") whereas the M2 version is the stealth king. I have had them both CLAd by Youxin Ye and they sparkle, much like Luigi's above. Tiny, jewel-like and so beautifully built. The f2.8 Summaron seems to have a cult-like aura about it, but I seriously doubt that the f3.5s are inferior in any way (apart from the half-stop). 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! 2 Quote 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/391086-35mm-summaron/?do=findComment&comment=5164313'>More sharing options...
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