35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
if you haven't located a 50 Summicron lastest, the answer is easy: Zeiss ZM 50.
Why? Because its the best for the budget stated.
Why? Because its the best for the budget stated.
A 50mm Conundrum
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sepiareverb
genius and moron
Must be waiting at the doorstep for the Fed-Ex guy.
pellothed1
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Sorry guys for not posting, I've been retouching portraits most of the day, pregnant women can be picky. As Memphis said, I bought his Summarit, and I'm pretty thrilled about it. I think it will be more along the lines of what I have been looking for, I suppose just that old-time roundy, dirty, gritty Leica look that's not perfect, that's not critically sharp with super high micro-contrast. Don't get me wrong, the Planar looks great, but I just wasn't too keen on rushing over to B&H and buying a new one, money really had nothing to do with it. The lens just looks a little too, transparent, I guess is the word to be my only 50mm at the moment. I'm sure other's will say that they would hate to have a Summarit no matter how nice as their only 50mm. I'm sure I'll buy a Planar, or a Hexanon, or a Summicron, maybe all of them a little later, but I just wanted something a little unique for this particular job and that's really what my client is after as well.
pellothed1
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You sounded pretty excited to send it to her on the phone. Are you gonna' go for the Camera Leather?
Meleica
Well-known
Good luck with the Summarit - it can produce nice looking, albeit low contrast, images. Shoot wide open at night with lights in the background for some funky bokeh too !
Dan
Dan
pellothed1
Member
How many here are as impulsive as I am?
I just couldn't stop my fingers just purchasing a MIB Planar off of "the auction site" (how come no one spells it out anyway). Got it for $455. I doubt it will be here in time for this weekend, but if it happens to make it, I'll probably still mainly use the Summarit. The question is, if I use both, which do I bill to the client? (not a serious question, as I already know the answer)
I just couldn't stop my fingers just purchasing a MIB Planar off of "the auction site" (how come no one spells it out anyway). Got it for $455. I doubt it will be here in time for this weekend, but if it happens to make it, I'll probably still mainly use the Summarit. The question is, if I use both, which do I bill to the client? (not a serious question, as I already know the answer)
peter_n
Veteran
You bill them both! 😉 No this place is bad for buying stuff I wouldn't worry about it too much. 😀
