Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Vic, I have the 28 Elmarit-R, which is fairly compact. Would work great on the R9, but is a little hard to focus on my Oly DSLRs. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 8:58 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] 35mm Summicron R lens - good , bad, so so? > Thanks Marty. > > I sold my 35/1.4 R, partially due to it being too heavy. > > I'm thinking of getting a 35/2 R. Or maybe only reserving my 35mm focal > length shooting to M camera. > > But I would like a small R lens to use on my R9. I only have superwides > and tele's for it. > > regards > > > Vick > > > > > On 6/21/2011 8:01 AM, Marty Deveney wrote: >> I just played with some 35mm R lenses recently. The Mandler version >> of the lens is really great. It's very flare resistant with light >> sources in the frame, has excellent colour reproduction and few >> serious flaws. It occasionally flares when there are diffuse, bright >> sources of light outside the frame, much like the 50/2 Summicron-M >> six-element versions. With an SLR you can usually see the flare >> before you shoot. The Summilux-R is better until about f2.8-4, where >> they become equal, and has better close up and near-far performance >> because of its floating element. But the Summilux has more optical >> vignetting, and has a 67mm filter thread, and is much heavier, instead >> of 55 for the Summicron. >> >> Marty > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >