Leica Summicron 35mm f/2: POST your photos

[Dan95]

35 Cron V2 Pre ASPH. Vignettes wide open. At first I thought the shutter of my M6 was problematic... :bang:

 

[Rogrund]

35 Cron V2 Pre ASPH. Vignettes wide open.

Did you use a hood?

 

[Dan95]

Did you use a hood?

I used this hood

*Image copied from rockycameras.com

Please dont tell me I bought the wrong hood.....

 

[Rogrund]

Please dont tell me I bought the wrong hood.....

No, I'm not an expert but I believe this hood should work. I don't know what could have caused the vignetting.

 

[Dan95]

No, I'm not an expert but I believe this hood should work. I don't know what could have caused the vignetting.

Just read that the lens originally came with a vented hood :bang:

 

[seakayaker1]

Golden Gardens Park ~ Boat Ramp ~ Ballard, WA

MP with 35/2 ASPH ~ Ilford PAN F PLUS 50

 

[kokoshawnuff]

M7, cron ASPH, TriX (Arista) in D76 1:1

 

[peter_n]

Just read that the lens originally came with a vented hood :bang:

I use the 12571J on my v.1 Summicron 35mm. I don't think it's the hood.

 

[seakayaker1]

Memories II

MP with Cron 35/2 ~ Ilford HP5

 

[Richard G]

Through the car window looking unsuccessfully for a parking spot to visit the Gursky exhibition.


Little man by Richard GM2, on Flickr

 

[starless]

Just read that the lens originally came with a vented hood :bang:

The vents' purpose is not to interfere with the viewfinder. They don't have any impact on the image AFAIK.

But you might have bought a longer hood that causes this problem. Definitely try shooting a similar scene with the hood and without it. One at infinity, one at close distance.

 

[Dan95]

The vents' purpose is not to interfere with the viewfinder. They don't have any impact on the image AFAIK.

But you might have bought a longer hood that causes this problem. Definitely try shooting a similar scene with the hood and without it. One at infinity, one at close distance.

Ill do just that next weekend. I shot those photos wide open. Might that be the culprit ?

 

[starless]

Ill do just that next weekend. I shot those photos wide open. Might that be the culprit ?

I wouldn't say so, provided that the lens is in good working order.

 

[julescasablancas]

Through the car window looking unsuccessfully for a parking spot to visit the Gursky exhibition.


Little man by Richard GM2, on Flickr

Good one!

 

[varjag]

V4, Plus-X 5231


Leos Lekeland by varjagg, on Flickr

 

[Dan95]

I wouldn't say so, provided that the lens is in good working order.

I though vignette affects all lenses, be it new state of the art Leica glass, or old Elmars... Or am I mistaking vignette for diffraction...

 

[starless]

I though vignette affects all lenses, be it new state of the art Leica glass, or old Elmars... Or am I mistaking vignette for diffraction...

I might be wrong.
My experience is with the v3 and v4, but I never shoot wider than f4.0 In any case, your hood might be exacerbating the issue.

 

[Hosermage]

I see mostly film shooters here... so pardon me with some digital shots:

 

[Dirk]

Through the car window looking unsuccessfully for a parking spot to visit the Gursky exhibition.


Little man by Richard GM2, on Flickr

Nicely seen and done!

 

[ChrisN]

David (Hosermage) - love the creamy tones in your photos. Thanks also for the lead to the Mogrify plugin for lightroom - cheers!.


EDIT: I really don't like what Flickr has done to the nice photo I uploaded. The original file on my PC looks much smoother and less contrasty.

EDIT 2: Replaced it with a different photo.