New life for the Leica 40mm f2 Summicron w/ M8

[cnguyen]

I picked a 40mm f2 Summicron from our RF member forum here few days ago and have been trying it on my M8. Oh what a lens for its age . This lens gives me my 50mm view back on my M8. The contrast and sharpness are every bit as good as modern Leica lenses. Here are the pics 🙂

 

[triplefinger]

I love the 40 cron on my RD1 congrats. didn't see any pics though!!

 

[LCT]

Hi Charles,
Ever tried an IR-cut filter with it?
Any cyan shift?
Just curious.

 

[pfogle]

I picked a 40mm f2 Summicron from our RF member forum here few days ago and have been trying it on my M8. Oh what a lens for its age . This lens gives me my 50mm view back on my M8. The contrast and sharpness are every bit as good as modern Leica lenses. Here are the pics 🙂

where are the pix???

 

[sepiareverb]

There's one for sale right now in the classifieds (not mine).

I like this lens for film- a 'creaminess' to the pictures that I don't get with other lenses, yet plenty of contrast and sharpness.

 

[Harry Lime]

how is the framing accuracy? Better than with a 35?

thanks,

HL

 

[cnguyen]

To all - I'm having problems loading my pics to a faulty multi-card reader. By the way I use the existing 35mm frame on the M8 for my framing. The 40mm f2 is every bit as good as my 50mm f2 Cron current version consider its age. I shoot outdoor alot and so far don't see purple fringing issue or anything like that. I don't use AWB on my M8 - I either set it for daylight outside or indoor for shades. The lens is so good I just bought an CL to accompany my new found love. 🙂