i bought summarit f1.5

[nzeeman]

i finally did that. saw it on leicashop site for 180eur because of damaged filter ring and thought about it for a long time - today i ordered it. they say glass and blades are clean - so now i just have to wait and see it. i hope i didnt blew whole my savings on something bad... keep your fingers crossed for me...

 

[rickp]

congratulations! i'm sure you'll enjoy its performance and special character. please post some photos when you're ready.

greetings from hamburg

rick

(hamburg train station, m8, 50mm summarit f1.5)

 

[payasam]

You'll need a decent hood. The one which Leitz made for the Summarit may be difficult to find and also expensive.

[edit] There's a current thread on the XOONS hood.

 

[Al Kaplan]

...and the original hood is HUGE.

 

[Hacker]

I took the Summarit f/1.5 for a spin this morning. This is the first time I'm shooting with it:

@ f/1.5

@ f/2

@ f/3

 

[nzeeman]

hey hacker results are excellent.many people talk about softness of it but i dont see it on your photos... have you cla your lens?

 

[Erik L]

that 4th pic is very good!

 

[rickp]

great photos, hacker!

re lens hood, i use this one from voigtlander. the round hood is $30, and the matching cap is another $20. it's not as large as the original hood, but is pretty effective. have a look.

cheers

rick

http://www.cameraquest.com/frames/4saleLeica.htm#NEW Metal Hoods for Classic Leica Lenses!

 

[Hacker]

hey hacker results are excellent.many people talk about softness of it but i dont see it on your photos... have you cla your lens?

Yes, my lens was recently CLA due to lots of fog, but all the fog is cleared up. Except for a few fine lines on the second front element, it focuses spot on.

f/3

f/2.5 (Focus is on the older boy. My four kids.....)

f/1.5

 

[Hacker]

great photos, hacker!

re lens hood, i use this one from voigtlander. the round hood is $30, and the matching cap is another $20.

I do have the original hood, but today, I used a round, non-vented Leica 3.5cm/5cm Summicron hood as B+W does not take any more 41mm UV/IR filters on special order. I had to screw on the 40.5mm filter which works, but the hood will not fit.

 

[bobkatz]

lovely photos and great colors too¡¡¡CLAed where??? cause Im afraid mine needs CLA too...
Bob.

 

[Hacker]

lovely photos and great colors too¡¡¡CLAed where??? cause Im afraid mine needs CLA too...
Bob.

CLA locally in Asia, about $55, 10 working days max.

 

[David Murphy]

Filter threads can be repaired in a few minutes for pocket money if you have a good tech. It's simply an lens outstanding - all versions (ignore anything negative written about it). I think the accelerating prices reflect that too.

 

[nzeeman]

i dont know how easy will be to repair this. it has a hole in ring like someone shot a bullet through 🙂 i dont know if hood is able to be used on it. reapair of that ring will have to wait. i will just have to be more careful about light sources when shooting.

 

[Hacker]

i finally did that. saw it on leicashop site for 180eur because of damaged filter ring and thought about it for a long time - today i ordered it. they say glass and blades are clean - so now i just have to wait and see it. i hope i didnt blew whole my savings on something bad... keep your fingers crossed for me...

Leicashop's description of lenses are extremely accurate. You can trust them.

 

[Marsopa]

Leicashop's description of lenses are extremely accurate. You can trust them.

100% agree, twice I've bought from them and descriptions were accurate.

 

[bobkatz]

CLA locally in Asia, about $55, 10 working days max.

Thanks for data....Appreciate...
Best..Bob...😉

 

[raid]

Hacker,
Your photos with the Summarit are sharp, whereas my Summarit gives me dreamy images. I am tempted to repair mine, but I have been advised my many to leave it as it is. Maybe I "need" another Summarit.

 

[LeicaTom]

Hacker,

Very nice photos, a question is there any haze or cleaning marks on your lens?

Those shots are really clean and that unique Summarit Bokeh is there, sometimes with strange dreamy "melted" lines and forms, (I still say this is Leica`s BEST 1950`s lens! and a lens EVERY Leicaphile should own) - my lens has like 25/30% haze, (you can`t see it with the naked eye but you can only see it with a flashlight, but it still is there) so I`m pretty sure I`m going to have it cleaned, while finding "minty" Summarit`s are like finding gold plated hens teeth!

Tom