Cheap student 35 cron look-a-like

[Back2theFuture]

I was at one point thinking too much about about getting a Leica 35mm, or 40 cron.....but after I got my Bessa R with the 35 Skopar Classic, those thoughts just went to the back of my head for more than one reason, I was probably youre age too, 24 now, and youre a student, so youre gonna be using these alot! Which means more wear and tear, the images from my VC 35mm, i Love! And at the same time, I dont feel as protective about actually putting it in situations where if I had say a nice new, or even older 35 Cron, being worried Id scratch the old glass, or bang up such an expensive new lens. For a 35 Id say the VC Skopar all the way, I have the Classic, never tried the pancake etc, but Im sure you cant go wrong with either. As for a 50mm, I just ordered the Nokton 1.5 after snuffing out the GAS of wanting a 50mm Rigid Cron, again, Im sure Ill love that as well, plus 1.5 was the selling point for me anyway 🙂

 

[Roger Hicks]

I never read the reports -- just used it and was impressed.

Dear David,

I wrote some of the reports -- and like you, I was impressed. I prefer my 35/1.4 Summilux (pre-aspheric) for ergonomics, but optically the Ultron is a comparable lens (better in some areas, not as good in others).

A lot of 'negative reports' are, I am sure, written by nit-pickers who don't (? can't) actually take pictures. Human nature being what it is, people tend to remember the negative reports and think they're 'honest', while dismissing the positive ones as 'hype'.

The talk about 'lens contrast' is for the most part wildly overstated, as differences are normally very minor and make no difference to tonality. In B+W, change your dev times; in colour, change films or scanner settings.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Lance]

I shoot streets and the occasional landscape.

I'm actually 29. But i get your point, Back2theFuture. DSLR's are my daily work tool, but I will sometimes use the Leica for school to. Mostly I just carry it with me everywhere, so it will be used a lot.

I am heavily leaning towards the Color Skopar. It seems a lot of You give it your stamp of approval. It's about 270€ the cheapest place I can find and the biogon is 890€. It might be cheaper somewhere else, but I would be all done with my education before I can afford it. I'm still in debt over the M6 and 50mm. 🙂