sebastel
coarse art umbrascriptor
...... and i just think of completely eliminating 35mm from my selection.
(biogon f/2 for me, i like how it "draws")
(biogon f/2 for me, i like how it "draws")
umcelinho
Marcelo
35/1.2 Nokton, because it's always sharp, it's fast, almost never flares and it handles nicely. yeah, it's big, but i like low light shooting.
maddoc
... likes film again.
35mm Summilux-M "pre-ASPH" 
Why ? It is the only one I have .... I would not mind having additionally a 35/2.0 vs3 or 35/1.4 ASPH (had one borrowed from a friend for a couple of month) but for the moment the 35mm Summilux-M pre-ASPH is all what I need in 35mm focal length.
Why ? It is the only one I have .... I would not mind having additionally a 35/2.0 vs3 or 35/1.4 ASPH (had one borrowed from a friend for a couple of month) but for the moment the 35mm Summilux-M pre-ASPH is all what I need in 35mm focal length.Araakii
Well-known
Summilux pre-asph. The nostalgic rendering and the tone it produces just draws me into the photos immediately.
Hosermage
Well-known
35'Cron V4... the only 35 I got. However, I'm more of a 50mm guy.
Had the CV f/1.2 before and sold it because of its size. I do miss it because its IQ was hard to beat.
Had the CV f/1.2 before and sold it because of its size. I do miss it because its IQ was hard to beat.
mfunnell
Shaken, so blurred
My most-used 35 is the UC Hexanon 35/f2, which I really like for it's size and handling and also it's rendering wide open or nearly so, and when stopped down to f8 or narrower. I'm less convinced, though, at stops narrower than f8 and wider than about f2.8 - the rendering sometimes works for me and sometimes doesn't. I had planned to get a ZM 35/f2 Biogon as an alternative - but an M-Hexanon 35/f2 came my way and I couldn't pass it up. I find the M-Hexanon a good honest performer at all apertures. That leaves me a bit indecisive about which 35 to take along when I want to use one. Often (but far from all the time) it ends up being the UC Hexanon for the ergonomics, but mostly for the occasional "specialness" it can deliver.
...Mike
...Mike
raid
Dad Photographer
It seems that we have such a poll each three months. My top choice is still the Version 1 Summicron.
astro8
Well-known
Summilux pre-asph....I was quite happy with the Canon 35/1.8 until this seductress came along.
johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
Konica L-Hexanon 35/2.0.
Screw mount lens. 1,000 pcs made in 1996.
I'm not selling it, ever. The prices on the equal-quality Summicron 35/2.0 have risen way beyond 'insane' and nobody seems to appreciate this lens for what it is, there have been several for sale for a long time on eBay while nobody picks them up. I have yet to meet somebody else online who owns one. (anybody here?)
It's a stellar lens and it handles real nice.
Screw mount lens. 1,000 pcs made in 1996.
I'm not selling it, ever. The prices on the equal-quality Summicron 35/2.0 have risen way beyond 'insane' and nobody seems to appreciate this lens for what it is, there have been several for sale for a long time on eBay while nobody picks them up. I have yet to meet somebody else online who owns one. (anybody here?)
It's a stellar lens and it handles real nice.
Erik van Straten
Veteran
The Summicron version 1. Fits the M2 perfectly.
Erik.
Erik.
Gee
Newbie
Hmm.. Voted the Lux ASPH
Don't have it, I do have the Nokton 1.2 and the Color skopar 2.5 Both have there good and bad sides.
I guess at one point I will just have to brake down and get the lux asph!
Don't have it, I do have the Nokton 1.2 and the Color skopar 2.5 Both have there good and bad sides.
I guess at one point I will just have to brake down and get the lux asph!
kossi008
Photon Counter
I voted the 35 mm C-Biogon and that's, in fact, the only 35 I have. I keep thinking about getting an additional CV 35/1.2 or trading the C-Biogon for it's bigger sibling for the extra stop, but I always stay with the 35/2.8 because it's so compact and sharp.
chrismoret
RF-addict
The Biogon f2 is almost my standard mounted. Reason for buying? Price-quality ratio. Paying 2400 euro's for a 35mm Summicron or 900 euro's for the Biogon...
Lflex
Lflex
I have a 'Cron v3 and the Nokton SC 1.4 and I am very satisfied with both. If I imagine that they got stolen and I only got enough insurance compensation to buy one, I would take the Nokton and pocket the difference. In this case the Nokton is more versatile with its 1.4 and the size penalty is almost non existent.
jarski
Veteran
dont have a single "cant do without" - lens, but voted Summarit as its small, light and high quality Leica lens.
Nigel Meaby
Well-known
Hmm.. Voted the Lux ASPH
Don't have it, I do have the Nokton 1.2 and the Color skopar 2.5 Both have there good and bad sides.
I guess at one point I will just have to brake down and get the lux asph!
Gee I checked your homepage and discovered you are Gustav Larsson who rides for Vacansoleil! Just want to say I'm a keen cyclist and follower of cycling and that was one heck of a performance to finish 31st in Paris Roubaix. I watched it from the comfort of my armchair and I felt every cobble with you!
Welcome to RFF there are plenty of keen cyclists here. There is a bike thread somewhere. I'm sure someone will find it for me.
Nigel Meaby
Well-known
Hmm Helen where did your post go? I was just going to compliment you as that's exactly the type of post I was hoping for with personal opinion and passion for your lens choices. Although I was expecting you to be favouring the ASPH over any other so your choice surprised me, albeit pleasantly
sleepyhead
Well-known
Over the last 20 years I've used (in some cases only briefly) 5 lenses on the Poll list, plus the CV 35/2.5, an old Elmar 35/3.5, the tri-Elmar f/4, a Canon 35/1.8, and a Canon 35mm f/2.
The ones from the list were: CV 1.2 Nokton, Summilux pre-ASPH, Summilux ASPH, Summicron V1, and Summicron V4.
In my experience, they are all more-or-less great and/or very capable lenses. (The Summilux ASPH and the Nokton 1.2 are the overall best optically in IMHO). But I ended keeping the Summicron V4 as the best FOR ME in terms of all-around size, ergonomics, optical and mechanical quality, filter thread size, and price (I got an optically perfect "beater" for a good price).
I actually preferred the Summicron V1 to the V4 (my example of the V1 was extremely sharp in the center of the field, with very pleasing overall imaging character, and the build-quality was better than the V4). But, it was chrome and I wasn't crazy about the "chrome lens on black body look". If I ever in my life find a BLACK PAINT Summicron V1 that I can afford (yeah, right), then I will switch and "be done".
Other thoughts: trading away the Summilux ASPH was painful, as I really loved it (not as big as the 1.2 Nokton), and really lovely images, but ultimately I decided to not have "duplicates" in any given focal length (except 50mm which I just can't help - I got a 28mm Summicron ASPH for it, so that eased the pain.
The CV 35mm f/2.5 is really BY FAR, the best bang for the buck, IMO. Fantastic image quality, and small and great ergonomics. If I ever need to make some lens decisions based purely on economics, then this is the one I would buy.
This is probably just me, but I HATED the Canon 35mm F/2. I thought the bokeh was intolerable, the weird filter size and ergonomics were just nails in the coffin for me. And didn't focus particularly close if I remember correctly.
The ones from the list were: CV 1.2 Nokton, Summilux pre-ASPH, Summilux ASPH, Summicron V1, and Summicron V4.
In my experience, they are all more-or-less great and/or very capable lenses. (The Summilux ASPH and the Nokton 1.2 are the overall best optically in IMHO). But I ended keeping the Summicron V4 as the best FOR ME in terms of all-around size, ergonomics, optical and mechanical quality, filter thread size, and price (I got an optically perfect "beater" for a good price).
I actually preferred the Summicron V1 to the V4 (my example of the V1 was extremely sharp in the center of the field, with very pleasing overall imaging character, and the build-quality was better than the V4). But, it was chrome and I wasn't crazy about the "chrome lens on black body look". If I ever in my life find a BLACK PAINT Summicron V1 that I can afford (yeah, right), then I will switch and "be done".
Other thoughts: trading away the Summilux ASPH was painful, as I really loved it (not as big as the 1.2 Nokton), and really lovely images, but ultimately I decided to not have "duplicates" in any given focal length (except 50mm which I just can't help - I got a 28mm Summicron ASPH for it, so that eased the pain.
The CV 35mm f/2.5 is really BY FAR, the best bang for the buck, IMO. Fantastic image quality, and small and great ergonomics. If I ever need to make some lens decisions based purely on economics, then this is the one I would buy.
This is probably just me, but I HATED the Canon 35mm F/2. I thought the bokeh was intolerable, the weird filter size and ergonomics were just nails in the coffin for me. And didn't focus particularly close if I remember correctly.
Jubb Jubb
Well-known
My 35mm Summicron IV is the best lens I have ever owned.
It is very very sharp...
It is very very sharp...
zuiko85
Veteran
I have a CV 35mm f2.5 PII. Why? It fell in my lap for a good price from a neighbor I trusted. He said the lens was too 'clinical' for him.
Retired and limited income narrows lens purchase options considerably. Just don't have the worries over whether this Leitz or that Ziess is a 'better' lens. I would like a 50mm lens to round out my RF setup. I'm going to look at modest f2.8 FSU glass.
Retired and limited income narrows lens purchase options considerably. Just don't have the worries over whether this Leitz or that Ziess is a 'better' lens. I would like a 50mm lens to round out my RF setup. I'm going to look at modest f2.8 FSU glass.