![]() But as I have said in previous reviews, just because a lens is super sharp does not mean it will make magical photos. It reminded me a bit of the 28 Elmarit on the M8, but with a faster F2 aperture, and due to that, a more beautiful and smooth look.Īs I shot it more and more (about 2 weeks), I realized that on the M9 I preferred this Summicron! It was pretty much perfection in a 35mm. From F2 on down, this lens was as sharp as any lens I have ever shot with. When I started shooting it on my M9, I was pleasantly surprised. I knew on the M8 it was sharp and contrasty, but I never really saw any of that beautiful glow and bokeh that I got from my Lux. After shooting with the 35 Summillux for so long, I forgot just how compact the Summicron is.īut looks are not everything and I was not sure if this lens would have the “magic” of the Summilux. It seemed much smaller than my Lux and the camera with the 35 Summicron just looked like a match made in heaven. When I first twisted the 35 Cron on to my beautiful M9 body, I instantly loved the size of the lens. On the M9, it was soft at 1.4 through 5.6 so I decided to skip the headaches with focus shift and check out the Summicron on full frame. On my M8.2, it was phenomenal at 1.4 and soft at 2.8-5.6. When Leica dealer Ken Hansen sent me a 35 Summicron to test out with my M9, I knew there would be trouble ahead for my Lux. ![]() Now that I own my own M9 (and I LoooOOOVE my M9), this 35 has become a REAL 35, and man, a real 35 is pretty wide when you are used to shooting it as a 50 (on the M8)! On the M9, my prized 35 Summilux did not seem as great as it was on my M8. ![]() To those who have been shooting a 35 on an M8… I will tell you now that you are in for a treat when and if you switch to an M9 as it is a whole new world. The main issue with a 35mm on the M8/M8.2 is that it becomes a 47mm so you are not getting the true FOV of a 35mm lens. Yea, I liked the lens, but I preferred the larger and faster 35 Summilux on my M8 ( see that review here) for its dreamy, creamy, delicious look it gave to my images. I have to admit, on the M8/M8.2, I was never a big fan of the 35 Summicron. ![]() I have shot this lens over the years on the Leica M7, the Leica M8, and now, the Leica M9. I have even owned it twice in the past 6 years! It has been around in one form or another since 1958 and today exists as an Aspherical version that is just about perfect at all apertures in regards to sharpness and lack of distortion. Are you ready to hear me go GA-GA over yet another Leica lens? Well, I am not sure what has taken me so long to write about the Leica 35 Summicron ASPH, as it is really one of the legendary Leica lenses. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |