I WANT (not need) another 35mm lens.

[Mcary]

Find the Summaron 3.5cm f/3.5 to be a wonderful little lens for shooting both digital and color film, haven't really used it much for B&W film as don't filters for it.
Also based on experience with my Nikkor .5 cm and 8.5cm ltm lens I'd also consider getting a Nikkor 3.5cm F2.5 or F1.8 if I was looking for another 35mm lens.

 

[Ray Vonn 2023]

The Rokkor 40mm f2.0 Type II, while obviously not a 35mm, is also intriguing.

Rollei Sonnar 40mm F2.8? Just thought I'd throw that into the mix. Beautiful size for a rangefinder.

 

[38Deardorff]

K Any love for the steel rim summilux 35mm 1.4 reissue?

 

[kxl]

Find the Summaron 3.5cm f/3.5 to be a wonderful little lens for shooting both digital and color film, haven't really used it much for B&W film as don't filters for it.
Also based on experience with my Nikkor .5 cm and 8.5cm ltm lens I'd also consider getting a Nikkor 3.5cm F2.5 or F1.8 if I was looking for another 35mm lens.

A lot of f3.5 Summarons out there... many more than f2.8's, but from what I've read the f3.5's don't really come to their own until f5.6, and while that covers a lot of what I shoot, I do shoot quite a bit at f4. It's the f3.5's performance from f4 to f5.6 that gives me some pause.

 

[kxl]

K Any love for the steel rim summilux 35mm 1.4 reissue?

It is an intriguing option...

 

[kxl]

Rollei Sonnar 40mm F2.8? Just thought I'd throw that into the mix. Beautiful size for a rangefinder.

I honestly forgot about the Rollei... will have to look into it. Thanks.

 

[kxl]

That was quick. Just to close this out -- The 35mm Summicron v3 was on the top of my list from the beginning, and as much as I looked into other 35's, I kept going back to that one. In the end, the heart wants what the heart wants...

 

[38Deardorff]

That was quick. Just to close this out -- The 35mm Summicron v3 was on the top of my list from the beginning, and as much as I looked into other 35's, I kept going back to that one. In the end, the heart wants what the heart wants...

Nice choice.. Congratulations. I owned one for the entire time of production. Shot tens of thousands of images.
It could pretty much be your only 35mm.... yes it's that good.