alifie Posted June 8, 2009 Share #1 Posted June 8, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) So I spend £2k on a new Summilux 50, smashing optic! I have the problem that it is so good wide open I find it difficult to stop down, just how long will this last? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 8, 2009 Posted June 8, 2009 Hi alifie, Take a look here Stuck wide open.... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
bybrett Posted June 8, 2009 Share #2 Posted June 8, 2009 That's a worry I don't think Passport covers that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted June 8, 2009 Share #3 Posted June 8, 2009 If one buys a Lux, stopping down must be the exception, not the rule... ... otherwise, it would be someway idiot to pay 80% more to have a f1,4 instead of an excellent f2, just to use it at f2 (or moreover) 80% of the time... that's simple math... (of course... I am one that NEVER bought lenses on such rationals... ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted June 8, 2009 Share #4 Posted June 8, 2009 So I spend £2k on a new Summilux 50, smashing optic! I have the problem that it is so good wide open I find it difficult to stop down, just how long will this last? Its called 'fast lens syndrome' and although you may make a partial recovery, its unlikely that you will find a complete cure. The best remedy is to find low light situations where the symptoms will manifest themselves so much that you may find yourself being able to stop down a little in subsequent bright light situations. Enjoy your 50 Summilux! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alifie Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted June 8, 2009 Can't wait for winter nights! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted June 9, 2009 Share #6 Posted June 9, 2009 I sold my Summicron and bought the Summilux ASPH not for the speed, which I don't need, but because the 'lux is vastly more resistant to flare and curious internal reflexes than the 'cron. I try to use all my lenses at their optimal aperture, which is normally 4 to 5.6, unless circumstances dictate otherwise. The old man from the Age of f:4.5 Standard Lenses (f = 10.5cm) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 9, 2009 Share #7 Posted June 9, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) There is a partial cure in the form of ND filters - although it only masks the symptoms. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted June 9, 2009 Share #8 Posted June 9, 2009 so good wide open I find it difficult to stop down... Waste of a good lens. I bet you are a closet mirror lens and star burst filter man too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted June 9, 2009 Share #9 Posted June 9, 2009 At the risk of stating the obvious it is good stopped down, too. Which really doesn't make it any easier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted June 9, 2009 Share #10 Posted June 9, 2009 They ought to make a economy model without the aperture Thought I must say that my 80/1.4 has some interesting facilities at f/4 and f/5.6 when the subjects are 5-10 meters away. Then it becomes real three-dimensional but still looks like a 'normal' lens without noticeable special DOF. But close things I prefer 1.4 or 2.0. Could be interesting to compare Lux, Cron and Elmarit lenses at F/5.6 one day. How is their fingerprint different? Is a Lux and Cron lens the same at f/2.0 or f/5.6. Could be interesting, newer saw anyone testing that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 9, 2009 Share #11 Posted June 9, 2009 Erwin Puts does that in his Leica Lens Compendium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted June 9, 2009 Share #12 Posted June 9, 2009 Erwin Puts does that in his Leica Lens Compendium. Does he do it visually? Don't remember having seen other than text, drawings and brick walls though I love to read his lens compendium (my lookup book before any new lens purchase) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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