New Version Elmar 2.8 50 mm?

[lamemoria]

Hi all,

Any impressions of this lens? How does it rate compared to the other M-50's out there?

Thanks

JM

 

[Simon Larbalestier]

I really like it
plenty of pictures shot with it on my new part of my website

http://www.simon-larbalestier.co.uk/photo_essays01.html

I use it alongside my 50 lux (E43)
Also Trevor Hare over on Pnet has made some beautiful shots with it.
he might be here on RFF as well?

 

[Ronald M]

Had mine since Sunday 5/7/6 and find it excellent. I would not hesitate to use it at 2.8 if I needed. 4.0 in bright sun is excellent. Performance does not seem to degrade close up.

I have the old 2.8 also and the new is better at 4.0 than the old at 5.6 as far as sharpness goes.

I am not even considering selling the old 2.8 and 3.5 as the pictures have a certain look I can`t get with the new one.

 

[trittium]

Wow, powerful images! Wonderful lens and work.

 

[markinlondon]

The older Elmar 50 seems to cope quite well and is half the price of the new one used.

Old (1965) Elmar @ f4and a bit

Mark

 

[Nick R.]

The modern 50 Elmar is a great lens. Except for the one stop difference, you're not settling for less by buying it and not the Summicron.

 

[BudGreen]

I have the Summicron, Lux, as well as the Elmar 50. The others are faster and I suppose sharper, but the Elmar has a character all its own. It was my first lens and is still my all around favorite. And by Leica standards, it's a bargain. There are some examples in my gallery.

 

[peter_n]

I think its an excellent lens. I got mine as a temporary replacement while a current Summicron was being serviced by Leica NJ and I liked it better than the Summicron which got returned to the dealer for credit. Below are a couple of shots from my gallery here:

Elmar 1

Elmar 2

 

[Beniliam]

Most of the shots of my Madrid gallery were taking with the *new* Elmar. I like the smooth focus ring, the compactness, the flare resistance, the chararacter that produces the lens. Its a great tiny lens. Have a great, great quality.

 

[richard_l]

The 50/2.8 Elmar is the lens I use the most, an excellent high-performance 50. I have a recent Summicron, which also is wonderful, but I think that the Elmar has a higher success rate than the 'Cron, particularly under flare-prone conditions. It also is superb with high-contrast scenes (but not because it is low contrast, like some of the earlier Elmars).

 

[jonasv]

I love those Trevor. Thanks for sharing.

 

[BJ Bignell]

Would this lens collapse fully on the alternateive M-mount cameras (R2a/R3a, Hexar RF, ZI)? I've read that the LTM version can't fully collapse on the Bessa R, so was curious.

 

[boilerdoc2]

Trevor, that slide show was exceptional. all quality images. Keep 'em coming. What film/camera are you using?

 

[furcafe]

FWIW, the modern version collapses fine on my R-D1.

Would this lens collapse fully on the alternateive M-mount cameras (R2a/R3a, Hexar RF, ZI)? I've read that the LTM version can't fully collapse on the Bessa R, so was curious.

 

[lamemoria]

Amazing Pics Trevor, Question about aperture?

Amazing Pics Trevor, Question about aperture?

Those pics were great. If only I could get my Elmar to see like your does:}

Do you find you have to open up the aperture a bit more with the Elmar . I find that many of my photos post f11 are rather dark

Best

JM

 

[Flyfisher Tom]

The latest elmar-M can collapse into all Leica M bodies completely ... except the CL (and I assume the M5) due to those camera's metering arm. On the Bessa R2a and other Bessa m bodies, it will collapse nearly all the way in, but not completely due to a buffer/stop in the Bessa body. By contrast, the 50/2 collapsible summicron (which has a slightly taller profile than the elmar-m) will collapse completely.

The 50 Elmar-M is a wonderful highly underrated lens.

 

[AusDLK]

I have a chrome one for sale if anyone is interested...