Summilux 35mm pre-asph photos

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Wow, there's one I haven't seen.! What's all the blue and orange stuff? Oh! Color! Wassup with that Ned? I didn't know Leicas could do color.

I really dig that shadow action, Viewed one way, it's a young woman, looked at in the opposite direction, it's a wide eyed youth. Just like the optical illusion picture!
 
Is there any way to modify the lens to accept a normal filter? I rarely use the hood but I'm also very prone to getting my fingers on the lens element.

I am debating if I should unscrew just the hood but glue the the series7 filter to the attachment.

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Chris101 said:
Wow, there's one I haven't seen.! What's all the blue and orange stuff? Oh! Color! Wassup with that Ned? I didn't know Leicas could do color.

I really dig that shadow action, Viewed one way, it's a young woman, looked at in the opposite direction, it's a wide eyed youth. Just like the optical illusion picture!
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Hehe Chris!
The Blue and Orange stuff is Color indeed! I wasn't sure at first but yeah, Leicas can do some color. 😉

I'd be dumb to shoot BW in cuba, if you ask me... It would be good for some stuff but it's mainly color for me!
 
Fine shot, Gabor! Superb colors and composition!

Great lens, heh? I think this lens describes best the "Leica look" and best sums the "Leica handling".

maddoc said:
Nice colors, Ned !! Cuba ?

One of mine non-BW with the 35mm Summilux pre-ASPH: (M4-P / Portra 800)
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Good shots!

For filter, you can just unscrew the hood but keep the bottom half where it holds the filter. No need to glue anything. In case you didn't know, the hood is made of 2 pieces screwed together. Have a look!

shikuro said:
Is there any way to modify the lens to accept a normal filter? I rarely use the hood but I'm also very prone to getting my fingers on the lens element.

I am debating if I should unscrew just the hood but glue the the series7 filter to the attachment.
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nb23, I have not thought before that the hood has two parts (thanks for the tip) but unfortunately I find that lower half of this hood doesn't hold the filter . I read that round hood is not that good compared to rectangular hood which is common with newer Summicrons. I'm curious what that rectangular hood can do because I found myself that "bare" lens takes better pictures comparing to "hooded" lens. Probably less of coma, flare etc. I have two examples which were shot with rd1 so those don't fit here. I might be wrong there because I don't remember if those were shot at f1.4 or half stop less 🙁

maddoc, that concert photo looks good. I'd be suprised if you say that it is shot at f1.4. I find f1.7 working so much better so I speculate that you did shoot at that aperture, didn't you? 😛 or maybe it was f2 lol. Maybe the lens is reacting differently to mediums as digital sensor and film emulsions. I had not tried the last option yet.

Summilux pre asph is great to have because this has almost same size and weight as Summicron but you have extra stop VOILA!
 
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tomasis,

The original hood for this lens works with series VII filter. If your bottom half of the hood doesn't hold the filter it means you either don't have the good Hood or don't use the good filter.

Look for the #12504 hood and Series 7 (or VII) filter.
 
I got one on lone from Leica back in the mid 70s with the intent of actually buying a Summicron, but got such a good deal when it came time to hand it back in I bought it.

So for a couple decades it was my 35 of choice. Usually tried to keep in the f5.6-f8 range for highest image quality ( no complaints ) and scale focusing, but it does fine as a fast lens too when in need with a beautiful rendition of color and tonality.

Lots of negativity about it here, but for those that can appreciate what it does its a wonderful lens. As I said, fine stopped down and opened up to f1.4-f2.8 gives something special - kind of like 2 lenses in 1. Also as mentioned its compact and a nice match on the M camera in that way. When I traded mine in for the 'better optics' of the ASPH version and started using that lens, I knew I had made a mistake, partly because of the larger lens and change in handling and partly because I missed that 'look'.
 

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Thank you guys ! Ned, this lens is - mounted on the M4-P - my "workhorse" setup. A small M kit with low-light capability and I like the way this lens renders at f/1.4.

tomasis: You are right about the aperture used for the band photo, it was f/2.0. At f/1.4 the DoF would have been to small for the stage. Here is one taken at 1/30s f/1.4 in dim light with this lens:

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About the filter for this lens, I have the original 12504 hood that came with the lens and a Leica Series 7 yellow filter. The filter must be placed between the two parts of the hood and the upper (vented) part must be screwed into the lower part (which has the clips) to hold the filter. I checked with my hood but cannot use only the lower part with filter.

Cheers,

maddoc
 
Ho! My bad! For some reason I mixed the 12504 and 12518 and I was sure the 12504 could do it. Indeed, now that I am home I see the 12504 can't hold a filter. Wouldn't it be better if t was like the 12518 (holding a filter between it and the lens) heh?
 
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Ho! My bad! For some reason I mixed the 12504 and 12518 and I was sure the 12504 could do it. Indeed, now that I am home I see the 12504 can't hold a filter. Wouldn't it be better if t was like the 12518 (holding a filter between it and the lens) heh?
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It would be much better if it was like the 12518 hood. In my opinion, the detachable hoods made from plastic (as for the Super-Angulon and Noctilux) are the best solution, since they provide better protection when bumping the lens into something...
 
dreamsandart said:
I got one on lone from Leica back in the mid 70s with the intent of actually buying a Summicron, but got such a good deal when it came time to hand it back in I bought it.

So for a couple decades it was my 35 of choice. Usually tried to keep in the f5.6-f8 range for highest image quality ( no complaints ) and scale focusing, but it does fine as a fast lens too when in need with a beautiful rendition of color and tonality.

Lots of negativity about it here, but for those that can appreciate what it does its a wonderful lens. As I said, fine stopped down and opened up to f1.4-f2.8 gives something special - kind of like 2 lenses in 1. Also as mentioned its compact and a nice match on the M camera in that way. When I traded mine in for the 'better optics' of the ASPH version and started using that lens, I knew I had made a mistake, partly because of the larger lens and change in handling and partly because I missed that 'look'.
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dreamsandart, I like the colors and tonality in our photo. The pre-ASPH version is not the super sharp lens at f/1.4 as its successor but it has that special "look". I think the same holds for the 50mm versions of the Summilux. Me (and some others) prefer the rendering of the pre-ASPH version.
 
NB23 said:
Ho! My bad! For some reason I mixed the 12504 and 12518 and I was sure the 12504 could do it. Indeed, now that I am home I see the 12504 can't hold a filter. Wouldn't it be better if t was like the 12518 (holding a filter between it and the lens) heh?
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You were correct originally. I found many references on photo.net about the 12504 holding a Series 7. Mine unscrews to reveal a promising cavity, although I don't have a filter to test.
 
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