Let's see your Leica 50mm Lux Pre-ASPH Photos!

[Flat Twin]

Leica M Monochrom - 50mm Summilux V2


Lytham, Lancashire. 05th August 2017 by Flat Twin, on Flickr

 

[ThomasM]

MM, V3

 

[squirrelman]

Good Boy

Good Boy

M240 - 50 Summilux V2 - SilverEfex

I took took this quick snapshot of Mr Peanutbutter, he loves to pose.

 

[Talus]

Lovely images here. I had the newest 50 Lux ASPH for a while and sold it last winter. I'm thinking of maybe giving one of these a whirl. Tough decisions

 

[coogee]

Anyone use a third party focus tab of some kind with this lens? Any good?
I have the v3 version and love it but really miss a focus tab to get rough focus straight up.


...and a picture with the lens, with Portra 160.

 

[joseph_galilee]

v1 Summilux, a new acquisition and a lens I'm really looking forward to using more

Congratulation: the Summilux first version has a unique signature, unrepeatable, pasty & buttery blurry. I would not even change it with an Asph. The same Noctilux optical design but blurry is more beautiful and enjoyable than f / 1. Enjoy with it!
Cheers

 

[joseph_galilee]

short list:

- much heavier battery (->heavier camera and a heavier spare to carry)
- additional (not useful) controls, buttons and functions all over the body
- frame lines only show when camera is on AND awake (LED powered now)
- frame lines too bright (distracting, especially in low light)
- ISO selection another step backwards (no more full stop changes)
- instead of shutter speed, exposure compensation in viewfinder when half pressing shutter release, leads to me not setting exposure compensation, leads to over exposing highlights
- awkward bottom plate with fidgety lock (again different from classic M design, which was perfect already)
- hot shoe / EVF port cover is bulky and pointy - hits into forehead
- self timer position cannot be reprogrammed to act as single drive mode, hence mode selector cannot act as on/off switch as with Leica M7 (and M9 based cameras)

All in all Leica has gone another step into complicating the digital M rather then taking action on their slogan "Das Wesentliche" (The Essential).
The camera feels bloated and awkward and is completely distracting me from taking pictures.
I now enjoy my film cameras a lot more than before (and am sad I gave away my old MM for this, which I felt was the very best camera Leica has done so far).
Every time I take this new MM with me the thought of selling it is creeping into my head as it is just such a bad camera.



For all these reasons and others I still prefer my M2. Cheers

 

[joseph_galilee]

Summilux Version 1

Summilux Version 1

Summilux V1
DSCF0426 by joseph_galilee, su Flickr

 

[joseph_galilee]

Summilux V 1

DSCF0427 by joseph_galilee, su Flickr

 

[joseph_galilee]

Summilux V 1
DSCF0456 by joseph_galilee, su Flickr

 

[joseph_galilee]

Summilux V1
DSCF0300 by joseph_galilee, su Flickr

 

[joseph_galilee]

Summilux V1
DSCF0345 by joseph_galilee, su Flickr

 

[joseph_galilee]

Summilux V1
DSCF0314 by joseph_galilee, su Flickr

 

[joseph_galilee]

Summilux V1
DSCF0404 by joseph_galilee, su Flickr

 

[joseph_galilee]

Summilux V1
DSCF0417 by joseph_galilee, su Flickr

 

[joseph_galilee]

Summilux V1
DSCF0414 by joseph_galilee, su Flickr

 

[joseph_galilee]

Summilux V1
DSCF0437 by joseph_galilee, su Flickr

 

[joseph_galilee]

Summilux V1
DSCF0409 by joseph_galilee, su Flickr

 

[Alex Krasotkin]

Evening Rose

Evening Rose

Evening Rose

Leica M9, Summilux 50/1.4 pre-asph, f/1.4

 

[Erik van Straten]

For all these reasons and others I still prefer my M2. Cheers

Buy an M3 for your Summilux 50mm v1. This wonderful lens deserves it. Beautiful work.

Erik.