Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Bruce. May I join your discussion on this? Are you considering getting rid of a Summilux 35 in order to get the Cosina Voigtlander f1/1.2 35? In my opinion this would be a downwards step. However I know some users who are happy with them and I have not personally shot with one. I would be surprised if it does not exhibit significant focus shift as you stop down (the Summilux has some too). Maybe you could visit a store and shoot some frames with one before commiting? Or Nathan and Ted may share some experience there? If you are going to try it out, keep your Summilux too and use them both for a while before you decide that you want to get rid of one of them! Anyway here it is on a camera (with a master using it!) if you wanted to get some idea of its size on the M8. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/lf/SF4.jpg.html 2009/5/16 bruce golding <leica at ralgo.nl> > when appropriate, nathan, would appreciate hearing of the balance of the > 1.2 on the m8. > > i'm wondering about trading my summilux in; but i love the balance and size > of this latter, > > thanx, > b. > > On 15-mei-2009, at 21:49, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > Thanks to everyone who replied, on and off list. I decided to get the >> 1.2/35mm and thanks to the magic of Paypal and e-mail Stephen Gandy will >> get >> in on its way to Alicante tomorrow. >> >> Of course, I already have an excellent 35mm lens, but given the difference >> between 1.2 and 2.5 and my affinity for dark bar interiors, it will be >> very >> handy to have this lens. >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> On May 15, 2009, at 8:25 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> >> I know at least some of you use the 1.2/35mm on the M8, and perhaps >>> someone out there also uses the 1.4/40mm. What are your experiences? What >>> framelines does the 40 bring up? Those using the 1.2/35mm--did you have >>> it >>> coded (obviously, not by Leica) and do you use it with an UV/IR filter? >>> >>> TIA, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> >>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff 'Life's not B&W, except at both ends' http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman