any good of Canon 35/1.8?

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I get a chance to purchase a good condition of Canon 35/1.8 at a reasonable price.

I googled the lens but found limited info.

Could u share your knowledge and experience with the lens?

Thanks a lot.

 

[raid]

small-sharp after 2.8-flares wide open but some like it-Planar formula-great lens.

 

[roundg]

Dear Raid, thanks for the info.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Yes, it's excellent, true about the flare, but small, sharp, goes great with the M3.

 

[raid]

That's what I said.
It is a great travel lens. Thank God, nobody bought this lens from my classified ad. Sometimes, it is written ...

 

[Al Kaplan]

I used to have one. Very similar look to the first model 35 Summicron, the 8 element one. The only reason I switched to a 'cron was I had a bunch of other Leitz lenses that used 39mm filters and the Canon took 40mm.

 

[roundg]

Thanks for all the input. I plan to put the lens on my IIIF.

 

[roundg]

Just bought the lens. Surprisingly, how small is the lens. Very beautiful on my IIIF.

 

[raid]

Just bought the lens. Surprisingly, how small is the lens. Very beautiful on my IIIF.

Congrats. Now enjoy using the lens. The small size of the lens makes it especially nice looking on classic cameras.

 

[roundg]

Congrats. Now enjoy using the lens. The small size of the lens makes it especially nice looking on classic cameras.

Thanks. I just bought a 35mm VF (the one come with Olympus Ep-1 for the 17mm lens). I will use them on my IIIF.

 

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this is how it looks on the IIIF.

 

[roundg]

The lens is in mint condition. It has just been serviced, the glasses are perfect. The only thing is that the previous owner removed the screw for infinite lock. where can I get a spare component? Any suggestions?

 

[John Shriver]

Sherry Krauter was able to sell me the correct parts for the infinity lock. Somewhere around $35 plus shipping? Unfortunately, the size is oddball, and the much more common Leica and FSU catches don't fit.

This is why I advise people to glue some wood or styrene in the catch for the infinity lock, rather than removing it and losing it. It is not good for the focusing helical to use the front of the lens to wrench it off the camera, that's one purpose of the infinity lock. There are two very slim and soft brass rails that get stressed when you put torque through the focusing mount. Eventually the focusing mount gets twisty, and that compromises accuracy of the rangefinder cam.

I love using this lens on my Leica IIIa with the C/V 28/35 mini-finder. Light camera, light lens, light finder. The lens weighs just half an ounce more than a 50/3.5 Elmar, and its wide angle and fast. Much lighter than the black aluminum Canon 50/1.8 as well.

 

[roundg]

Dear John Shriver, thanks so much for the detailed info. Very helpful.

 

[rogue_designer]

Congrats on the wonderful lens. It is far and away my favorite lens for walking around and shooting. tiny, sharp enough for my needs, fast enough for my needs, and with excellent signature.

Enjoy it.

 

[januaryman]

Sherry Krauter was able to sell me the correct parts for the infinity lock. Somewhere around $35 plus shipping? Unfortunately, the size is oddball, and the much more common Leica and FSU catches don't fit.

This is why I advise people to glue some wood or styrene in the catch for the infinity lock, rather than removing it and losing it. It is not good for the focusing helical to use the front of the lens to wrench it off the camera, that's one purpose of the infinity lock. There are two very slim and soft brass rails that get stressed when you put torque through the focusing mount. Eventually the focusing mount gets twisty, and that compromises accuracy of the rangefinder cam..

There is a relatively small window of time during which you will learn to deal with the infinity lock, really. When my first lens w/infinity lock arrived in the mail, my first thought was "it's broken!" 😀

When I learned what it was, I railed and complained and bitched like crazy. I asked my camera tech to disengage it while he was doing a CLA, and when he forgot, sending it back intact, I reminded him via email, he told me to just ship it back and he'd do it, no cost. I didn't want to lose sight of the lens for a week or more and so I decided I'd just keep it. Within a week of using it, I hardly knew it had bothered me.

 

[roundg]

I have perfectionist personality on camera gears. E.g., once I get a lens, I will spend a lot of time( and money) to look for the matching fitler, hood , caps, casing. But I never use these accessories actually as I have the worry to lost them.

Maybe this time I can persuade myself to just let it be --- leave the lens at its current condition and don't waste time to look for a infinite lock screw.

 

[tennis-joe]

I took this lens to Italy and almost never took it off the camera. I have never found a hood for it and don't know if I need it. I almost never shot it wide open and rarely under 4.0. The box was included in the purchase and it looked like it had never been used. Really glad I purchased it and I will use it often.
Joe

 

[roundg]

Some testing shoot of the Canon 35LTM, some of them shot in maximum Aperture. Just as said, it has low contrast when wide open and has some typical signature as the lens at that age. when step down, it could be very sharp.

This one blurred because of too slow shutter speed.

 

[bennyng]

once I get a lens, I will spend a lot of time( and money) to look for the matching fitler, hood , caps, casing.

I can totally identify with that!

Cheers,