Summaron 35mm f2.8

Leica M3, Summaron 35mm f/2.8 goggles, TriX.

Erik.

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Dirk said:
True. It looks nice here, but the colors still look a bit like a 1960's postcard. I think it's an unbeatable b&w lens.
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Hi,

I would have said the film, lighting, exposure and developing probably caused the saturation, or the original printing, scanning etc. Most likely the film, imo.

Regards, David
 
David Hughes said:
Hi,

I would have said the film, lighting, exposure and developing probably caused the saturation, or the original printing, scanning etc. Most likely the film, imo.

Regards, David
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Yes and no, when I used a summicron, even with the same configuration, the colors had a more modern look. All the lenses before the 70'-80' give a color rendition different from the modern lenses, especially with slide films.
 
Exoflux said:
Yes and no, when I used a summicron, even with the same configuration, the colors had a more modern look. All the lenses before the 70'-80' give a color rendition different from the modern lenses, especially with slide films.
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Fascinating. Is there any documentation of this?
Of course pictures from the 30's using 30's color film look "different," but does this also hold true using modern film? You'd expect to see this difference in the "Prewar Leica Glass" thread, for instance.
 
Exoflux said:
Yes and no, when I used a summicron, even with the same configuration, the colors had a more modern look. All the lenses before the 70'-80' give a color rendition different from the modern lenses, especially with slide films.
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Hmmm, well, um, a difference but not much of one. All my Leicas from 1926 to a few years ago seem muted or subtle compared to the shot that started this and I've never managed to get one like it.

This is from the oldest:-

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It was a test shot taken years ago but we all have a good idea of the colour of a Fuji film carton.

Regards, David
 
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SW Florida in April.
Fuji print film, zero post-processing.
The colors don't look especially "1960's post card" (read: over-saturated) to me.
 
hendriphile said:
Fascinating. Is there any documentation of this?
Of course pictures from the 30's using 30's color film look "different," but does this also hold true using modern film? You'd expect to see this difference in the "Prewar Leica Glass" thread, for instance.
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Yes, that's my experience using different lenses from a Summar (40's) to zeiss and voigtlander (2000's). I only use modern film and scan with Coolscan V.
The modern lenses give more contrast and this affect the colors.
Also, I always find that old lenses give a different color rendition, probably because of the glass used at the time of their production, why do you want any documentation about that? It's only my own experience.
Try a post-war Summar and a recent summarit, the color rendition will be different, don't need a study for pointing that...
 
Having started this thread, and then having had to sell the wonderful Summaron, this last week I sold some prints from photographs made with it.
Lovely lens. Wish I could have afforded to keep it.
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