JLV Posted July 1, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 1, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I traded my 35 con IV for a new asph. Of course I had to give a little gift to my local dealer for him to let me go with the new lens. Here are two of the first pictures I took with it yesterday. A friend's dog named Nimbus (the cloud) and some vases in their living room. A real piece of gem and so easy to operate. Now I have only two lenses but a new 50 lux asph and the 35. 160 iso f2 1/90s for the first and 1/4s for the second. All the best, Jean-Luc 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! 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/89572-new-35-cron-asph/?do=findComment&comment=950108'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Hi JLV, Take a look here new 35 cron asph. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
RockyIII Posted July 1, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 1, 2009 Congrats on the new lens. I use a 35 cron more than any other lens on my M8.2. Rocky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfokevin Posted July 1, 2009 Share #3 Posted July 1, 2009 Yes the images look excellent... I have the 28 Elmarit and the 50 Lux... so there is a hole in my stable of lenses at 35mm ... I look forward to more comments as you get used to it... It would be great to see identical shots with both your lenses as comparison... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimleicam3 Posted July 1, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 1, 2009 The 35 mm was my only lens until yesterday, and I find it to be outstanding! Enjoy, I hope that my new Elmar 24 mm f/3.8 is as outstanding. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted July 1, 2009 Share #5 Posted July 1, 2009 Congratulations on the new lens. Good luck with it. You now have 2 of Leica's best lenses. Watch out for the hood cap. I am very carefull with all my Leica gear, making sure the lens cap is stored in a pants front pocket when the lens is on the camera and I'm shooting with it and that it is firmly in place before it goes back in the bag or in one of my photo vest pockets but don't you know I was at a street festival a few weeks ago and had the lens on the camera. I took it off, after placing the cap on it, to put a different lens on and put it in one of the vest pockets. A little while later I need to use it and when I grabbed for it there was no hood cap on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcuthbert Posted July 1, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 1, 2009 As someone who is about to buy the 35 lux, it's worrying that not many seem to have it/like it... is there something i drastically need to know before i go and sell my first borne? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted July 1, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 1, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) As someone who is about to buy the 35 lux, it's worrying that not many seem to have it/like it... is there something i drastically need to know before i go and sell my first borne? I've never used the Lux 35 but there was a bunch of posts about it having very bad focus shift when you stop it down. Mainly on the black versions and not so much on the chrome model. But other have stated they have no focus shift with there black version. It's kind of a hit or miss lens. You either get a real good one or you don't and if you don't and send it to Leica to be fixed they just send it back saying it is with-in specs. Personally I wouldn't touch a 35 Lux ASPH with a 10 foot poll. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcuthbert Posted July 1, 2009 Share #8 Posted July 1, 2009 Ok that does change things. It seems that Leica is missing out on a 28mm Lux, which is what i ideally want. I cannot afford 5 grand on the 24 and the 50 is just too long, so you wonder what the hell is going on with this gap in the focal lengths. Need to do some more lurking I guess, don't really fancy spending 2 grand on a lens that is only really good at 1.4.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted July 1, 2009 Share #9 Posted July 1, 2009 You didn't say whether you're getting the aspherical version or not so ... the 35 'Lux (non-asph) is a lens that's often described as 'having character' wide open. If you check out the MTF charts in the Leica Pocket Book you'll find them to indicate a lens with a number of abberations such as coma, flare, vignetting and low contrast (although many prefer the low contrast look) and the text agrees. But that's not the whole story imho. I've just acquired one and wide open it's certainly unlike any other Leica lens I've used but it's also capable of pictures that are beyond other Leica lenses. For example, if you point it at a strong, diffuse light source you'll see strong haloing but if used in the right way this can be an advantage. For example I shot a gothic, arched window in an old church and the effect of the haloing produced this beautiful, ethereal light that completely made the shot. The lens is quite soft (gentle? ) in the centre and this increases towards the edges. By f/2 the lens is reasonably sharp and increases with stopping down but I see no appreciable back focus in mine. The lens is tiny and light, even smaller than the 35 'Cron asph. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 1, 2009 Share #10 Posted July 1, 2009 Jean-Luc, congrats on the new lens! And, nice first pics. Since you commented on my recent lens purchase (50 lux asph and 28 cron), thought I'd reciprocate. And, as it happens, I also have the 35 cron asph. I've had it for quite a while and love it. My only other lens is a 75 cron asph, which is also superb if you ever decide to go longer. The 28, 35, 50 and 75 combination of lenses (different iterations over time) has suited my M needs exceptionally well over the last 20+ years...film and digital. Enjoy! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmk60 Posted July 1, 2009 Share #11 Posted July 1, 2009 As someone who is about to buy the 35 lux, it's worrying that not many seem to have it/like it... is there something i drastically need to know before i go and sell my first borne? Like Shootist said, watch out for focus issues. Test some and choose one with no / min focus issues. I lOVE my 35mm lux. It works wonderful on my film Ms (I never uses it on my M8 though). cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplomley Posted July 2, 2009 Share #12 Posted July 2, 2009 I really should use my 35 Cron Asph more often on my M8's. On one M8 I've got the 28/2 Cron Asph and on the other a 21/2.8 Asph...the 35 Cron is married to my M7. It is such a PITA to change lenses I've just dedicated bodies to my favorite FL's and quickly grab that configuration out of the Hadley. But after seeing this post, perhaps it's time to mix things up a bit... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted July 2, 2009 Share #13 Posted July 2, 2009 It is such a PITA to change lenses... I cry every time I have to do it. It's so unfair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 2, 2009 Share #14 Posted July 2, 2009 I really should use my 35 Cron Asph more often on my M8's. On one M8 I've got the 28/2 Cron Asph and on the other a 21/2.8 Asph...the 35 Cron is married to my M7. It is such a PITA to change lenses I've just dedicated bodies to my favorite FL's and quickly grab that configuration out of the Hadley. But after seeing this post, perhaps it's time to mix things up a bit... FWIW, I've gone the 2-body route a couple of times, once with M6's and once with M7's. Now that I've gone digital with an M8.2, where changing lenses can dirty up the sensor, I'm a one-body (at a time) shooter again...go figure. The money saved by trading in the second body allowed me to upgrade my lenses. Basically, I have a much more free style of shooting by going out with one body. And, generally, I take 2 lenses for a day's shooting...one on the camera, and one in a pocket or on a belt pouch. Often, the 2nd one stays put. I enjoy making the decision each time on which lens to pack, and just adjust my technique accordingly. So, each lens gets good use...just not together. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted July 2, 2009 Share #15 Posted July 2, 2009 You made a good trade. It's a wonderful lens and easily my most used on the M8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efftee Posted July 2, 2009 Share #16 Posted July 2, 2009 The 35 Cron is a great little lens that, unless under very low lights, is about the only lens you'd need. Enjoy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevem7 Posted July 2, 2009 Share #17 Posted July 2, 2009 I've never used the Lux 35 but there was a bunch of posts about it having very bad focus shift when you stop it down. Mainly on the black versions and not so much on the chrome model. But other have stated they have no focus shift with there black version. It's kind of a hit or miss lens. You either get a real good one or you don't and if you don't and send it to Leica to be fixed they just send it back saying it is with-in specs. Personally I wouldn't touch a 35 Lux ASPH with a 10 foot poll. The 35 lux is my fave Leica lens and I have tried them all. They ALL exhibit some sort of shift but it is so minor that you do not really see it in real world shooting. With that said, the 35 cron is also an excellent lens. I have some examples of the shift at my site in my 35 lux review... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrogers Posted July 2, 2009 Share #18 Posted July 2, 2009 I've had both the lux asph and the cron asph (and still have a black lux). Both are beautiful lenses---choose the cron becuase is is smaller, choose the lux for the extra stop. The focus shift is only an issue at f2-f4 when very close, and if the lens is adjusted just right, isn't really an issue even there. Get it adjusted by DAG and don't look back. Both the lux and cron asph are simply outstanding lenses. Get either one and enjoy it. Later, Clyde Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 2, 2009 Share #19 Posted July 2, 2009 As someone who is about to buy the 35 lux, it's worrying that not many seem to have it/like it... is there something i drastically need to know before i go and sell my first borne? 35 lux asph This lens is so "bad" that I have never noticed a used one for sale in good condition and they always seam to be hard to get new.I have a black one and its not for sale at any price. Buy and enjoy. Brian:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted July 2, 2009 Share #20 Posted July 2, 2009 As someone who is about to buy the 35 lux, it's worrying that not many seem to have it/like it... is there something i drastically need to know before i go and sell my first borne? The lens, which I have owned since the previous century, does have a little bit of focus shift (practically all really fast lenses do, including the 'cron ASPH). It has never spoiled a picture for me. The outbreak of paranoia resulted from the introduction of the M8. Now it became possible to pixel-peep at 100 percent immediately after taking the picture. This is not very realistic. Do not test focus by pixel-peeping. Put the camera on a tripod and shoot a number of realistic subjects at realistic distances, both wide open and stopped down. Then view the images at a realistic magnification. View it at a realistic distance, i.e. about equal to the diagonal of the picture, whatever that may be in centimeters, meters or whatever. It is the viewing angle that matters because it determines the detail we see. Your computer screen is OK. The focus should be right at 1.4. If it is not, I would suspect 'pilot error'. Is the slight shift troublesome at mid-apertures? Remember that focusing -- by rangefinder, SLR screen or autofocus -- is always a compromise. You will shift the plane of best focus simply by re-composing the picture after focusing! The scope for error, personal, optical, mechanical, electronic, is always there. The proof of the picture is in the viewing. The old man from the Age of the Wet and Dark Darkroom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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