dee
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... just musing on the debate about using lenses designed for digital capture .
I am deelighted with the atmosphere created by my Summitar and Elmar , not to mention my twin I 10 Fed collapsibles , which seem very similar to the Elmar , but less precious to lose or drop - weather lenses ?
The colours and picture quality seem '' as good as '' my slides , given that they are very different technologies - I do not see any deterioration due to the digitalisation , and will be buying a 35mm and 90mm screw lenses of similar vintage from Carl in this forum .
i have little or no inclination to buy modern lenses , because the Elmar '' feel '' was / is, what my 50s ASD mind perceives as '' right '' or familiar or what I '' remember '' .
Indeed , at it's launch , i regressed from a modern Olympus back to a Minolta SRT because I found the Olympus lenses to lack the '' feel '' of the Rokkors .
[ Just do not ask me to describe what I mean , but too much contrast , a grittiness instead of , not softness , but a luminosity ... ]
To me the older Leica lenses with a '' 50s '' digital camera is the perfect combination
Am I really '' wasting '' the potential of the M 8 ?
And why is there such controversy over using non-digitally optimised lenses on a digital camera ?
curiosidee
I am deelighted with the atmosphere created by my Summitar and Elmar , not to mention my twin I 10 Fed collapsibles , which seem very similar to the Elmar , but less precious to lose or drop - weather lenses ?
The colours and picture quality seem '' as good as '' my slides , given that they are very different technologies - I do not see any deterioration due to the digitalisation , and will be buying a 35mm and 90mm screw lenses of similar vintage from Carl in this forum .
i have little or no inclination to buy modern lenses , because the Elmar '' feel '' was / is, what my 50s ASD mind perceives as '' right '' or familiar or what I '' remember '' .
Indeed , at it's launch , i regressed from a modern Olympus back to a Minolta SRT because I found the Olympus lenses to lack the '' feel '' of the Rokkors .
[ Just do not ask me to describe what I mean , but too much contrast , a grittiness instead of , not softness , but a luminosity ... ]
To me the older Leica lenses with a '' 50s '' digital camera is the perfect combination
Am I really '' wasting '' the potential of the M 8 ?
And why is there such controversy over using non-digitally optimised lenses on a digital camera ?
curiosidee
infocusf8@earthlink.
Established
What Controversy?
What Controversy?
I'm really not following what you mean by a controversy re using older lenses on an M8 or any other Leica camera for that matter. Unless you live in a country with a repressive government where there is some law against it you have the freedom to use what you please on your Leica. Experimentation has always been a part of photography so why not?
What Controversy?
I'm really not following what you mean by a controversy re using older lenses on an M8 or any other Leica camera for that matter. Unless you live in a country with a repressive government where there is some law against it you have the freedom to use what you please on your Leica. Experimentation has always been a part of photography so why not?monochromejrnl
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agree with the above.. think less, shoot more...
johnastovall
Light Hunter - RIP 2010
I like the way the older lenses draw and am building my M8 around older lenses.
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Get a Thambar. Pure magic on an M8.
More affordably, a 135/2.8
Not so keen on the original 90/2 Summicron, though.
Cheers,
R.
More affordably, a 135/2.8
Not so keen on the original 90/2 Summicron, though.
Cheers,
R.
tbarker13
shooter of stuff
Shoot photos with what you enjoy using and ignore the lens arms race that rages on about us.
I sold all of my aspherical lenses to focus on those with the characteristics of the
lenses designed in the 1970s. The new aspherical stuff is perfect - just a bit too perfect for my tastes.
I sold all of my aspherical lenses to focus on those with the characteristics of the
lenses designed in the 1970s. The new aspherical stuff is perfect - just a bit too perfect for my tastes.
J. Borger
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I have a mix of older and modern asph lenses.
I can't part with my asph lenses like Tim....... yet ...... BUT i use them very seldom.
My early 50mm rigid summicron (1957) is my favourite lens with the M8 ..... i use it far more often than the 50 lux asph, which is dead perfect in every aspect .... but it all comes down to the LOOK you are after.
I can't part with my asph lenses like Tim....... yet ...... BUT i use them very seldom.
My early 50mm rigid summicron (1957) is my favourite lens with the M8 ..... i use it far more often than the 50 lux asph, which is dead perfect in every aspect .... but it all comes down to the LOOK you are after.
Eric T
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I can't justify the expense of the new asph lenses given that I am happy with my old screw mount (but coated) Leica lenses and my new CV lenses. But it may be that I just don't know what I am missing. Nevertheless, I am happy with my M8 and my current set of lenses.
Eric
Eric
dee
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So I am not alone in prefering older style lenses !
Great , but some have implied that only modern lenses will stretch the potential of the camera ... well ... who cares ?
dee
Great , but some have implied that only modern lenses will stretch the potential of the camera ... well ... who cares ?
dee
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Dear Dee,dee said:
Which is clearly pure twaddle.
Only one thing stretches the potential of any camera.
The user.
Cheers,
R.
dee
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Of course - thanks Roger - it's so easy , with all the statements about this and that , to lose sight [ pun ? ] of what it's really all about ... I was looking at some 60s slides from an old Adox Golf 1a - no rangefinder or meter - and they still look great to me .
[ recently bought one on e-bay , to try and replicate that era ! ]
With the Asdee thing kinda clouding it all , and having stumbled into this august establishment , it gets a bit wierd sometimes !
... I shall now but the old screw thread 35mm and 90 mm, simply 'cos it will extend MY capabilities with my M 8 , at modest cost !
dee
[ recently bought one on e-bay , to try and replicate that era ! ]
With the Asdee thing kinda clouding it all , and having stumbled into this august establishment , it gets a bit wierd sometimes !
... I shall now but the old screw thread 35mm and 90 mm, simply 'cos it will extend MY capabilities with my M 8 , at modest cost !
dee