Sold 2 lenses, bought 2 lenses

[FrankS]

Sold Summaron f3.5 and Summaron f2.8.

Bought Canon 35f2 and Hasselblad 40 (non T*).

Pretty even up, money-wise. How'd I do, do you think?

 

[kzphoto]

Would have kept the f/2.8. That lens is awesome. I don't know much about the 40. Is it good?

 

[FrankS]

Not great, but it's wide and medium format.

35mm is not my favourite 135 format focal length.

 

[35mmdelux]

Keep the Canon 35/2, lose the 'blad.

 

[Rob-F]

Money-wise, I think you did OK. I have the 35/2.8 Summaron and the 40 T* CF. I think they are both great (and there's no difference between the 40 C and the T* except the coating), but I would never let go of my Summaron for a 40 Distagon, or anything else!

 

[ferider]

Money-wise you did OK Frank.

Lens-wise, both lenses enable you to do more than you could before.

Enjoy !

Roland.

 

[FrankS]

Money-wise you did OK Frank.

Lens-wise, both lenses enable you to do more than you could before.

Enjoy !

Roland.

Yeah, that's how I figure it.

 

[EthanFrank]

Enjoy the 40mm! I'd love to see some shots.

 

[raid]

That was a good swap or you, Frank. The 40mm lens will give you great MF images and the Canon lens is known for its qualities.

 

[rover]

The 40 gives you an alternative to an SWC. I hope it works out well for you, something I should think of too.

 

[FrankS]

that f2,8 summaron was a killer lens, albeit a tad slow for available light. but it was a very good copy -- I remember it. it close focussed to 70cm; so it seems you gained a stop to f/2 while giving up 30cm. the rendering is an

Yes Thomas, that was the lens that came from you. I was proud to own it, but hardly ever used it.

I also recently got a Canon 35f2.8, so I still have a vintage look 35, with a speed advantage over the Summaron f3.5 I sold.

I'm most excited about the Hasselblad 40. It's a stop faster and retains reflex viewing over the SWC, but is much larger.

Like I said, it's difficult to hit a moving target.