Canon 35mm f 2 on Leica IIIf

[Nick De Marco]

From my latest blog entry


Leica IIIf with Canon 35/2 LTM by nickdemarco, on Flickr

Using the superb Canon 35mm f2 pancake LTM lens on a Leica IIIf
Part 1 here:

http://rangefinderchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/11/leica-iiif-and-35mm-canon-f2-part-1.html

And one of the pics using the lens wide open:


Breakfast in a cafe by nickdemarco, on Flickr

 

[raytoei@gmail.com]

very nice. did you encounter issues with accurate framing or focusing ?

thanks!

raytoei

 

[Nick De Marco]

no - none whatsoever

 

[rui]

Great photo with a great setup! You left me itching to shoot a roll with my IIIf... 😉

 

[Nick De Marco]

Thanks
Nick

 

[Bill58]

I have one too and can't understand why someone would ever want another brand considering it's quality/ price.

 

[tennis-joe]

Nick, do you shoot it without a yellow filter? Great shot!
Joe

 

[Nick De Marco]

Thanks
no filter used

 

[Monochrom]

Hi nick great lens in deed, but i´m very interested in gettin one sample, please can you post a shot without PP sharpening?

Cheers!

 

[raid]

Some users claim that this lens produces a very harsh bokeh. Is this true?
Many call it the Japanese Summicron. It is that good.

 

[PatrickCheung]

one of my favourite lenses...

 

[Nick De Marco]

Yes Japanese Summicron is it's nickname
I think it is great
I am about to upload another series taken with it and shall link to it on this thread later
I shall upload a pic on there with no PP.
Nick

 

[brbo]

Some users claim that this lens produces a very harsh bokeh. Is this true?
Many call it the Japanese Summicron. It is that good.

I bought it for the 'horrible' bokeh alone 🙂

I never had any Summicrons, but I had a Biogon 2/35 and Biogon is optically better than Canon 35/2 in every single way (sharpness, distortion, flare resistance, close focus...). Canon is sharp enough wide open in the center, but you need to stop it down quite a bit to get corners up there, too. But Canon is really small and very light. And, most importantly, it can swirl! 🙂


sis 'n' bro by boachi, on Flickr


. . by boachi, on Flickr

 

[Monochrom]

Hi, what´s the point of having a lens if it can´t swirl???😀

Thanks nick i´ll wait for the no pp shots!!!

I had the biogon 2/35, v3 v4 crons, summarit 2.5/35......
.....and a canon 35 f1.8....and i say it´s a terrific lens, more that "enough sharp" so they say the f2 version is even better...

check this pic of the 1.8 version...i never use sharpening...sorry for hacking your post nick 😛...m8....somebody wrote the m8 is sharper and better for B/W convertiosn than the m9...i´m revisiting my m8 shots and i´m getting convinced about this statement...thta´s another differente thread...

 

[unixrevolution]

Brilliant results. If I hadn't gotten my Voigtlander LTM Skopar 35/2.5 for so cheap, I'd have to seek one out.

 

[brbo]

40mm .

 

[raid]

I have a very clean example of a Canon 35/2. The swirl worries me though.
I prefer the V1 8 element 35/2 Summicron for a smooth OOF and high resolution with medium contrast.

I like also my Canon 35/1.8 for its compactness and overall excellent performance, but knowing that it will flare when taking photos at night, and including a direct light source.

The Canon 35/1.5 is also a wonderful lens that somehow became costly after the word got out on its performance. It was considered a dog of a lens at first. I used it in a lens comparison of over thirty 35-40mm lenses (someone sent me such a lens), and RFF members liked its performance. Then the price went up!

The Canon 35/2.8 is a great little lens. I have the chrome version. It is quite sharp and it is tiny.

It is difficult not to get a good 35mm lens.

 

[Monochrom]

Yep Raid...i will say somethng really incorrect in this forum...the canon 1.8 beat up in every way the lux preasph...crucify me...🙂 please don´t ever tell i said that...i´ll deny it...

 

[raid]

This Lens is so tiny that it does not add weight or bulk at all to include it with another lens.

 

[raid]

Brilliant results. If I hadn't gotten my Voigtlander LTM Skopar 35/2.5 for so cheap, I'd have to seek one out.

Dante says that the Canon 35/2 was the lens that the 35/2.5 Skopar copied. He also says tbat the 35/2 is a tweaked 35/1.8. The cost was making only the center sharp.