dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
Gosh darn I'm "lucky" - a pristine 35mm pre-asph summilux (complete with matching box, unfilled warranty card, and clean 12504 hood) arrived today from the most recent owner. This was part of a fairly sizable lot on ebay this past week that did not sell.
I just happen to be, surprisingly, the first guy to ask if the seller would break up the lot; the seller gladly obliged.
It's a bit spendy for me but, based on my understanding, about the right price considering the condition.
Not
A
Scratch
Anywhere
Photos (hopefully sometime this weekend) to come of this black beauty!!
Cheers,
Dave
I just happen to be, surprisingly, the first guy to ask if the seller would break up the lot; the seller gladly obliged.
It's a bit spendy for me but, based on my understanding, about the right price considering the condition.
Not
A
Scratch
Anywhere
Photos (hopefully sometime this weekend) to come of this black beauty!!
Cheers,
Dave
maddoc
... likes film again.
That sounds like a great deal !! Looking forward seeing the photos you will take with that lens !
Looking forward seeing the photos you will take with that lens !fixbones
.......sometimes i thinks
Lucky you!!!!
Nugard
Elvis lives!..
Well... How much?..
dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
Oh ya.. how much.. *LOL* $1500 CDN (about $1400 USD)
I have to take photos of (and of course with) this lens - it's truly like it's come off the shelf of a store... only a store from 1980...
Cheers,
Dave
I have to take photos of (and of course with) this lens - it's truly like it's come off the shelf of a store... only a store from 1980...
Cheers,
Dave
fbf
Well-known
very nice. You will love it but I would suggest to ditch the original hood in the box and buy a 3rd party one or use the 35 cron pre-asph hood instead
Damaso
Photojournalist
Looking forward to seeing the shots!
monochromejrnl
Well-known
Gosh darn I'm "lucky" - a pristine 35mm pre-asph summilux (complete with matching box, unfilled warranty card, and clean 12504 hood) arrived today from the most recent owner. This was part of a fairly sizable lot on ebay this past week that did not sell.
I just happen to be, surprisingly, the first guy to ask if the seller would break up the lot; the seller gladly obliged.
It's a bit spendy for me but, based on my understanding, about the right price considering the condition.
Not
A
Scratch
Anywhere
Photos (hopefully sometime this weekend) to come of this black beauty!!
Cheers,
Dave
Congrats - lovely find.
Did you ever own or use the VC 35/1.4? I've read that it is a copy of the pre-asph 35 lux but haven't found anyone who's owned and used both to compare. Obviously the 35lux will be considerably better built etc... Reason I ask is that I've lusted after the 35lux but haven't been able to justify a one stop 'advantage' over the 35'cron, esp when the 35 Nokton exists. I have a friend with the 35nokton and it's a great lens - except for the barrel distortion that is apparent in so many of the images made with it.
Curious to hear your thoughts on the 35lux as well.
dreamsandart
Well-known
Why would you ever want to do a thing like that?
The 35 Summicron 4th has a tab that locks the square hood into place (to keep it from turning), its not a hood that fits this lens because of that. Also the 35 Summilux does not have filter threads (no 3rd party screw-in hoods), adding a filter is by unscrewing the two part hood and using a series 7 filter. The original hood works fine, looks good.
Story... I got my first 35 Summilux back around 1974, was using it at a basketball game on the court but moved up into the stands to get a full court and fans view. Just remember changing lenses and it slipped out of my hands.... down... 20 ft below the bleachers I found it. A bit of a dented hood and everything else OK, used it and the hood (straighten out the best I could) for 20 something more years.
The 35 Summilux will always be one of my favorite lenses. As I've said, its like 2 lenses in one, I love the wide open look 'a beautiful painting', and stopped down its a good all-arounder. Enjoy!
dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
Hey Ken !!
I currently own a Voigtlander 35mm f1.4 MC Nokton - In the past I owned the 35 f1.2 Nokton as well.. man.. that lens is sweet wide open - but getting back to the Lux and such.
My plan is to "test" out both these lenses side by side and see what is the difference (I think it should be clear but who knows).
My intent is, regardless of the results, to keep the Lux AND the Nokton - I have a suspicion that I'll use the Lux wide open and the Nokton for "non critical" shots stopped down b/w f2-f4.
In my previous test of the f1.4 Nokton as an "alternative" to the 35mm Summicron ASPH; outside of the barrel distortion - I couldn't see a clear difference. For me, because I'm more a "people" shooter than landscape or architecture or such, I could live with the barrel distortion. Everything I've read about the pre-asph lux though suggests that this is the best "corner to corner" 35 around..... all I know is, it's a hell of a lot cheaper than buying a new 35 ASPH Lux... like.. $3500 USD cheaper..
Cheers,
Dave
ampguy
Veteran
very nice Dave, I think you'll like the lens a lot.
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Good deal, Dave!
That is not a bad price at all.
I've been severely attacked by GAS since I tried that lens on my M4-P in Hong Kong. Hrrmph!
That is not a bad price at all.
I've been severely attacked by GAS since I tried that lens on my M4-P in Hong Kong. Hrrmph!
thomasw_
Well-known
why one would use the 12526 square hood.
why one would use the 12526 square hood.
Hi Gregory,
There are 2 reasons why you might want to use the square 12526 hood. The first is functional; it resists flare better than the original vented, round hood -- even the filter being screwed in toward the front of the original hood could be problematic. The second reason is functional as well, and it invovles filter use. I believe it was Rich here on RFF that pioneered this, but Maddoc and I followed him and tweaked his method a bit in the details. It is very easy to fit a 39mm or less common 37mm filter directly in front of the front lens element and hold it in place with a rubber O ring that has been glued to the inside square of the 12526 hood.
Rich said to use a 37mm filter, but a 39mm worked for me, too. I did the easiest thing; I went to my local hardware store and bought a black rubber O ring and used epoxy to glue it. A few dabs did it. No big deal. It holds the 39 filter in nicely. The 37mm filter is a deeper, tighter fit. For that you need a thicker O ring, but it is the same basic design. Just make sure the O ring is not so thick that it touches the outside rim of the GLASS in the filter --- I believe you'd get vignetting.
It is nice if you like to protect your lenses with UV filters -- I do. It is much faster and easier to change filters with this method than unscrewing the original hood. Also 39mm filters are easier to find than series 7 filters.
If the 12526 hood ever starts to turn, my solution was to use very thin black hair elastics in the groove where the hood clips -- the kind a dancer uses. I bought 250 in a small pack for $1.50 and I used only 1 in a year -- so they last No swiveling at all, I had a steady hood from that point.
I guess I could add a third reason, Gregory. An aesthetic reason: many prefer the look of square hoods to the circular -- I know that I do.
The only downside to this method --- the ergonomics of aperture selection is what I would call "tight".
Respectfully,
Thomas
why one would use the 12526 square hood.
Hi Gregory,
There are 2 reasons why you might want to use the square 12526 hood. The first is functional; it resists flare better than the original vented, round hood -- even the filter being screwed in toward the front of the original hood could be problematic. The second reason is functional as well, and it invovles filter use. I believe it was Rich here on RFF that pioneered this, but Maddoc and I followed him and tweaked his method a bit in the details. It is very easy to fit a 39mm or less common 37mm filter directly in front of the front lens element and hold it in place with a rubber O ring that has been glued to the inside square of the 12526 hood.
Rich said to use a 37mm filter, but a 39mm worked for me, too. I did the easiest thing; I went to my local hardware store and bought a black rubber O ring and used epoxy to glue it. A few dabs did it. No big deal. It holds the 39 filter in nicely. The 37mm filter is a deeper, tighter fit. For that you need a thicker O ring, but it is the same basic design. Just make sure the O ring is not so thick that it touches the outside rim of the GLASS in the filter --- I believe you'd get vignetting.
It is nice if you like to protect your lenses with UV filters -- I do. It is much faster and easier to change filters with this method than unscrewing the original hood. Also 39mm filters are easier to find than series 7 filters.
If the 12526 hood ever starts to turn, my solution was to use very thin black hair elastics in the groove where the hood clips -- the kind a dancer uses. I bought 250 in a small pack for $1.50 and I used only 1 in a year -- so they last
No swiveling at all, I had a steady hood from that point.I guess I could add a third reason, Gregory. An aesthetic reason: many prefer the look of square hoods to the circular -- I know that I do.
The only downside to this method --- the ergonomics of aperture selection is what I would call "tight".
Respectfully,
Thomas
dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
I've considered the square hood myself only from my reading up on this lens.
I'm not one to "usually" use hoods but, seeing as how this lens is "special" I have considered forgoing my normal practice.
That said, I've just looked at the price for a new 12526 Lens hood/cap;
$115 USD
*gulp*
jeez - time to scour the used / ebay / craigslist postings
Cheers,
Dave
I'm not one to "usually" use hoods but, seeing as how this lens is "special" I have considered forgoing my normal practice.
That said, I've just looked at the price for a new 12526 Lens hood/cap;
$115 USD
*gulp*
jeez - time to scour the used / ebay / craigslist postings
Cheers,
Dave
ampguy
Veteran
Dave -
Dave -
That's actually a bargain. For a long while it was about $135 lowest price.
MikeL has found that the rect. hoods still don't get rid of the roundish flare that can show up from certain light sources, very rare, and usually at night, I've only had one or two instances of that flare.
For general flare, it does help a bit over the 12504, and yes, it is trickier to more the aperture, you need to pretty much use the ears (as they were intended) to change aperture.
I use a strip of mil-spec PTFE non adhesive tape around where the contacts hold attach to prevent any scarring on the hood prongs, or the lens groove.
Currently using the 12504 hood, with an 49 BW 486 UV/IR filter, but switch the the 15256 hood once in awhile, my lens works great without any filters (or coding). It's a 328xxxx '80s version.
Dave -
That's actually a bargain. For a long while it was about $135 lowest price.
MikeL has found that the rect. hoods still don't get rid of the roundish flare that can show up from certain light sources, very rare, and usually at night, I've only had one or two instances of that flare.
For general flare, it does help a bit over the 12504, and yes, it is trickier to more the aperture, you need to pretty much use the ears (as they were intended) to change aperture.
I use a strip of mil-spec PTFE non adhesive tape around where the contacts hold attach to prevent any scarring on the hood prongs, or the lens groove.
Currently using the 12504 hood, with an 49 BW 486 UV/IR filter, but switch the the 15256 hood once in awhile, my lens works great without any filters (or coding). It's a 328xxxx '80s version.
I've considered the square hood myself only from my reading up on this lens.
I'm not one to "usually" use hoods but, seeing as how this lens is "special" I have considered forgoing my normal practice.
That said, I've just looked at the price for a new 12526 Lens hood/cap;
$115 USD
*gulp*
jeez - time to scour the used / ebay / craigslist postings
Cheers,
Dave
MCTuomey
Veteran
sounds like a case of killer karma, having that lens finds its way to you, dave. post those pics - looking fwd to them.