KOMURA 105mm 3.5 LTM with M10

[raid]

I used yesterday my (uncommon) Komura 105mm 3.5 with the M10. The 105/2.8 is more common and the 105/2 is of course more costly on the online market. I made two errors: 1. I should have cleaned up the lens from any dust, so I at first got very soft images, and they got better after I removed the dust from the rear glass from the back. What I am posting here is what I got after cleaning the lens. 2. I used a lens hood that was too deep for this lens, and it shows some vignetting. I cropped out the vignetting in some of the images, but no other PS enhancing was used.

With the M9 (older pic):

link: https://raid.smugmug.com/Leica-M10-Komura-105-OCT2021/

 

[raid]

The lens is not a bad performer at all. I can see myself using it for portraits. It may need some extra contrast in some images and some extra color saturation, but it is useful for specific images that require a lower contrast lens. The OOF seems to be smooth with this lens.

 

[raid]

 

[Sonnar Brian]

I also find the lens to be good- and the glass cleans up well. Not the easiest lens to work on, I learned to NOT separate the helical when giving a clean and lube. The metal is soft, and not easy to get back together. The Canon 100/3.5 is sharper and has more contrast, but the glass is often damaged.

 

[raid]

Just this morning I switched from the Komura 105/3.5 to the Canon 100/3.5. I will post some pics here from the Canon once I get a chance to use the lens and get some photos back.

 

[johannielscom]

Really like the low contrast of the Komuras. It gives the images a pastellish feel, a film feel in a digital file and in a film negative it is even more pronounced. IMHO the 135 film images get an almost 4x5" large format feel when grass and leaves etc are photographed.

The Komuras are great. The little 35mm 3.5 is the perfect companion for a Summitar 50mm 2.0.

 

[raid]

I agree with you, Johan. It is a useful tool, and I am glad that I got it many years ago. For 35mm I prefer the pre-asph Summilux.