[Leica] 35/3.5 Summaron LTM

[langeratcarleton at gmail.com (Mark Langer)]

Had the 35/3.5 and wasn't that impressed with it.  I now use a 35/3.5 Elmar,
which is incredibly tiny and acceptable in quality, a 35/2.8 Summaron, which
is better, and a 35/2 Canon, which blows them all away, but absolutely
requires a lenshood.

Mark


On 3/12/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
>
> The consensus from the people who have it and those who have reviewed it
> is
> that the 35/3.5 is good as long as it is stopped down considerably. I'm
> not
> crazy about that restraint, so I'll go after big brother 2.8.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Slobodan
> Dimitrov
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 8:53 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 35/3.5 Summaron LTM
>
>
> Now the f2.8 Summaron is another animal. While not as small as it
> F3.5 counterpart, it certainly dovetails quite well, with its
> signature, alongside the current lenses.
>
> Slobodan Dimitrov
> Studio G-8,
> Angels Gate Cultural Center
> http://sdimitrovphoto.com
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 12, 2006, at 6:40 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
>
> > Well, that's the kind of character I'm looking for. When lenses were
> > designed for B&W film, I guess there wasn't much tweaking for
> > color. With
> > color as the way to go later in the century, saturation was the way
> > to go.
> > And with that came contrast (which I can do without). Although I'm
> > not a
> > praticer of the Zone System, I would like to see all of those zones
> > represented in an image.
> >
> > Right now, I'm pursuing the 35/2.8, which is more of a challenge
> > than the
> > 35/3.5.
> >
> > Jeffery Smith
> > New Orleans, LA
> > http://www.400tx.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> > Peter
> > Dzwig
> > Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 3:24 AM
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] 35/3.5 Summaron LTM
> >
> >
> > Very happy with it. Good performance for its time, still a very
> > good lens,
> > although obviously very different from present lenses in character.
> >
> > see:
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album164/pathSt_Marthas200512
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album347/Blowingoutcandles
> >
> > Peter Dzwig
> >
> > Jeffery Smith wrote:
> >
> >> What is the consensus on this as a shooter?
> >>
> >> Jeffery Smith
> >> New Orleans, LA
> >> http://www.400tx.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
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