Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/13
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I can concur with Tom's assessments of the 35/2 and 35/1.8 LTM Canons. They
are fine lenses. The 35/1.8 is kind of a pain with its infinity lock, but at
$250-275 in clean condition it is a steal - nice and sharp throughout its
range. Its DOF scale is overly optimistic, and it is notable that the scale
is contracted significantly on the 35/2 (which I understand to be
substantially the same optically). The styling is complementary to older
rangefinders.
I currently use a Canon 35/2 (which tends to cost a lot more - the average
price I have seen is $375-450 mint) with an M adaptor and it is a great lens
- - nice front element shielding, nice solid mechanics. In terms of sharpness,
it leaves little to be desired, even wide open, and is very hot contrastwise.
The only gripes I have about the Canon rf lenses are the oddball front filter
size (40x0.5 - but adaptable to Series VI) and the lack of half-stops (which
you can do anyway, I guess, by feel). Oh, yes, and the 35/2 Canon has a nice
knurled focuing ring, not a nub - which makes it easier to focus than the
Leica equivalent. The 35/2 matches the later Canon RFs, like the VI-L, the P
and the 7.
In a message dated 2/13/00 1:25:13 PM, TTAbrahams@aol.com writes:
<< In a message dated 2/13/00 9:29:21 AM Pacific Standard Time,
roland@dnai.com
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<< Subj: Re: [Leica] Leica Users digest V15 #46
Date: 2/13/00 9:29:21 AM Pacific Standard Time
From: roland@dnai.com (Roland Smith)
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Hello Tom:
How would you rate the Canon 35mm f1.5 that was made for the Canon 7s in
LTM? Roland Smith >>
Roland, I had a 35/15 Canon for a while. It was at its time a good lens, but
by todays standard it is not that great. Very sensitive to flare and soft
wide open. It has become a "collectible" lens now and is evidently worth a
fair bit of money. The best Canon 35 was undoubtedly the 35/2. It is close
too or equal to the 2/3 generation 35/2 Summicron. I have one of these and if
I don't "code" the film I cant tell the difference between the Canon and the
Summicron! Wide open the Canon is slightly softer, but by the time you hit f4
they are equal. The 35/1,4 Summilux (old style) is better than the 35/1,5
Canon and so is the 35/1,8 Canon. Of the Japanese 35's from the 60's, my
favourite is the elusive and expensive Nikon 35/1,8. It is a very good lens,
although a bit prone to flare wide open. Canon's all time winner in the LTM
lenses is the 50/1,4. It is a superb lens, sharp and nice contrast across the
board. It rivals the 50/1,4 Summilux and it can be used on the Barnack
Cameras too. Well, the sun is shining and I am going out shooting with my
Bessa-R and the 50/1,5 Nokton (very good, better than the Summilux 50) and a
M6 0,85 with the 90/2 Apo-Asph. Wide angle will be provided by the 25/4
Snap-Shot Skopar. Film by Ilford FP-4, about 10 years out of date!
All the best,
Tom A
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