Help. M8 and 35 f/1.4 Summilux flare?

[lars_bergquist]

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depends what your definition of "modern" is, certainly it exhibits simplication of form and design which could be deemed to be modern, the 60's being considered the pinnacle of "modernist" design and thought, of which the lux1.4 certainly came out of:D

If your definition of 'modern' in lenses is based on looks and not on design, then it is true. But it is not my definition. The v.I Summilux was an old-fashioned double-Gaussian design with its roots in the nineteenth century. The modern lens is radically different.

 

And performance follows design, not looks. The performance of the old lens was definitely not 'modern'.

 

The old man from the Age of the Cooke Triplet

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[virgi]

Normally you would be right but the tiny little flimsy hood that comes as standard with the 35 Lux is surprisingly wide angle (using the word flared would lead to confusion). The 28 Cron hood looks to my eye to be a slightly narrower angle than the standard 35 Lux hood and is considerably longer. I have definitely had less filter reflection artifacts, such as pink circles in the sky, since changing to this hood. I have also not lost any lens caps, which is an additional bonus.Wilson

 

Interesting. Usually people are looking for the opposite, ie mounting the 35 lux asph hood on the 28 cron lens because it's smaller

 

It suprises me when you say it is "considerably" longer and narrower. Actually if you compare the 2 hoods mounted on the lens, the 28 cron hood (#12451) is only 1mm longer than the 35 lux asph hood (#12589). For me the 28 cron hood appears to be wider than the 35, it is obvious if you put the external parts of the hoods on each other. At the center of the vertical borders, they are quite similar because the 28 is more curved than the 35. But the 28 is higher and its angles are considerably wider, this hood is more intrusive in the viewfinder.

 

So if you have noticed an improvement with the 28 cron hood mounted on the 35 lux lens, I think it comes rather from the exta length (even if only 1 more mm!)... but this may also add some vignetting.

[wlaidlaw]

Interesting. Usually people are looking for the opposite, ie mounting the 35 lux asph hood on the 28 cron lens because it's smaller

 

It suprises me when you say it is "considerably" longer and narrower. Actually if you compare the 2 hoods mounted on the lens, the 28 cron hood (#12451) is only 1mm longer than the 35 lux asph hood (#12589). For me the 28 cron hood appears to be wider than the 35, it is obvious if you put the external parts of the hoods on each other. At the center of the vertical borders, they are quite similar because the 28 is more curved than the 35. But the 28 is higher and its angles are considerably wider, this hood is more intrusive in the viewfinder.

 

So if you have noticed an improvement with the 28 cron hood mounted on the 35 lux lens, I think it comes rather from the exta length (even if only 1 more mm!)... but this may also add some vignetting.

 

I have given up on the 28 Summicron hood. It was very effective but just too bulky and ugly, especially on a chrome 35 Lux. I now use a circular 46mm thread Contax titanium GG2 hood with a Contax GK56 cap. neat, effective and as a bonus looks good too. I was a bit worried that it might vignette on the M9, as it is designed for the 35 and 50mm f2 Planars on the Contax G but it seems to be fine.

 

Wilson