Leica Summicron 50 collapsible.

Erik van Straten said:
Maybe because you shoot more in color than in b+w. In b+w the differences of the two lenses are HUGE. The collapsible has a loooong tonal range, producing a very typical image in b+w in subtle grays. The rigid is very sharp, it is a great lens, but lacks this special tonality.

Erik.
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I know this fact, Erik, and as you said, I mostly take color photos.
 
Definitely is for shooting slides!

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Wonderful retro Signature... though at present I now own the latest pre asph version V
and I wonder is it as Grand...admittedly it is rather Difficult to find Old Glass in trouble free Condition

MOI... by helenhill@flickr, on Flickr
 
Yes I must agree that this is probably the cirst copy Ive seen around here that is trouble free, and I sure hope it stays that way throughout its lifetime.. Haha..
 
Thank you Martin! I have to still experiment more with post-processing my film pictures (I find the TIFF files not too easy to work with in Lightroom).

Here's an example of a recent picture with a nearing storm with my M8 - I also think the lens is plenty sharp for digital.

Best,
George
 

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Have one too, love it. f8 is probably sharpest, but I love the look it gives me at f5.6. If the light permits, I'll adjust the shutter so I can shoot at that aperture.

Weird experience: I was looking through the example pictures in this thread, and I honestly thought: "Huh, this lens can shoot color?"

Worst part: I have shot color with it in the past...
 
Unfortunately I do not have any digitized pictures to show for, but believe me when I say I am mightily pleased with the pictures my collapsible Summicron takes. I am lucky to have one with near-pristine coatings.

I like the handling, too: as someone already posted one does not need to collapse or decollapse it all the time and just use it like any other lens; collapsing it just comes in handy sometimes. For a shade I use two 39mm UV-filters with the glass carefully removed. There are certainly more flare-resistant (modern) lenses, but in actual use and with a modicum of care I have never had a picture that was "ruined" by flare.

In some fast paced situations the long throw of the lens can make it hard to focus quickly, on the other hand the long throw is very useful for street in the sense of prefocusing and not having the crucial distances (3m, 5m for me with a 50mm) too close together, as with other more modern lenses.

Greetings, Ljós
 
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