Summicron 35/2 ASPH

[kevin m]

Another consideration with the v4 Summicron is that of all Leica M lenses it has probably the highest incidence of mechanical problems.

I've not heard of this... Care to elaborate?

It's pretty widely known that the lens has a tendency to unscrew itself. If you handle the lens on a body and the front half seems to "wiggle," then the lens group is coming unscrewed from the focus mount. It's held together with a large lock ring that's secured with glue at the factory. The glue fails with age and the lock nut backs off. I had mine apart a couple of times to tighten it up.

 

[ampguy]

Nice photos!

Nice photos!

great Bokeh, great lens!

Shiftis,
take a look at my flickr and look at the himalaya leica gallery. nearly all where taken with the asph, just a few with a 15 heliar and there are plenty of bokeh shots in there.
It's my favorite lens,
rgds j

 

[Avotius]

Frankly I think the asph has better looking out of focus areas then the the pre asph, plus for the difference in price and the added bonus of better wide open sharpness how can you loose besides on the size issue? Either way you go I dont think you can go wrong but dont let this so called busy talk about the pre asph distract you.

 

[jjovin]

Does it have to be a summicron?
I am with Venchka here.
You may wish to look at the following thread in case you have not looked already.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=702896#post702896

 

[K57H639]

Yeah, I'm starting to think about the Biogon 35/2. I can get one brand-new with a 2-year warranty for a mere $840. With the money I save, I could get another lens as well.

I was thinkig of maybe a CV 40/1.4, which is about half the length of the Biogon 35/2 for when I need a compact system, and it also gives me an extra stop and takes the same 43mm size filters as the Biogon (which is convienient). However, 40mm and 35mm are pretty close to each other, maybe I should look for a 28 or a 50?


Are there any good, inexpensive lenses in the 28mm arena? Or maybe a good low-light performer? (no more than $500).

 

[Avotius]

Are there any good, inexpensive lenses in the 28mm arena? Or maybe a good low-light performer? (no more than $500).

What you want then is a voigltander 28mm f1.9 or if size is a mater, the voigtlander 28mm f3.5 which is about as small as it gets. Both are easily within your 500 dollar limit.

 

[Kim Coxon]

The CV 28/1.9 would be a better option in my view. It has 46mm filters so if you go on and get the Zeiss 25, then you can use the same filters on that. For me the 40 would be a bit close to the 35 and do you really need that extra stop? If you do, why not the CV 35/1.2?

Kim

Yeah, I'm starting to think about the Biogon 35/2. I can get one brand-new with a 2-year warranty for a mere $840. With the money I save, I could get another lens as well.

I was thinkig of maybe a CV 40/1.4, which is about half the length of the Biogon 35/2 for when I need a compact system, and it also gives me an extra stop and takes the same 43mm size filters as the Biogon (which is convienient). However, 40mm and 35mm are pretty close to each other, maybe I should look for a 28 or a 50?


Are there any good, inexpensive lenses in the 28mm arena? Or maybe a good low-light performer? (no more than $500).