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The Greatest 35mm (FL) lens of All Time.
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wintoid
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The only reason I haven't sold my Canon 20D is because of the Canon 35mm f1.4L lens. I'm afraid I don't have any experience of any other lens as good. As for why? Well it just does what it does with no fuss, delivering a beautiful result every time.
Nachkebia
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Would be great if people would also mention and discuss ergonomics too and not only optical side, thaanxx 😀
haagen_dazs
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i shoot alot of digital with my canon body and i think the 35L f1.4 is simply fantabulous
although i have heard that the leica R 35 is simply spectacular.
as long as it makes beautiful images for me, i am very happy 🙂
although i have heard that the leica R 35 is simply spectacular.
as long as it makes beautiful images for me, i am very happy 🙂
35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
Undoubtedly, Leica's 35mm Summilux Aspherical.
Harry Lime
Practitioner
1.4/35 Summilux-ASPH
Extremely sharp at any stop, but not harsh. Basically this is a f1.4 lens that will outperform or match any f2 lens on the market. Highly flare resistant, but it produces images that glow. The mechanical construction is superb and the focus tab makes it very fast to work with.
It's also a fraction of the size as something like the Canon 1.4/35L (I have both).
I have two lenses that I'm getting buried with. My Summicron DR and the 35 Lux ASPH.
Extremely sharp at any stop, but not harsh. Basically this is a f1.4 lens that will outperform or match any f2 lens on the market. Highly flare resistant, but it produces images that glow. The mechanical construction is superb and the focus tab makes it very fast to work with.
It's also a fraction of the size as something like the Canon 1.4/35L (I have both).
I have two lenses that I'm getting buried with. My Summicron DR and the 35 Lux ASPH.
Ara Ghajanian
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wintoid said:
But on a 20D the focal length of a 35mm lens is not 35mm. It's like 56mm or something.
cpclee
Newbie
4th generation Summicron. I prefer it over all current Leica 35s because it's more compact and lighter. The 35/2ASPH (which I had) is also nice and produces stunningly sharp slides but has less "character".
telenous
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I love my Summilux 35 f1.4 Asph. It does exactly what I want on the camera I prefer to use. To me, it is irreplaceable.
x-ray
Veteran
No question for the SLR it's the 35 L 1.4 Canon and for RF I would have to say the 35 Biogon (no extensive experience with the asph Summilux).
Ororaro
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Out of all AI, AIS and AF Nikkors, and I mean all, the 35 f1.4 AIS is in the top 5 and the only one in 35mm.
Extremely well controled falloff wide open, none at f2. It's a fantastic legendary lens! Sharper then the Summilux.
Extremely well controled falloff wide open, none at f2. It's a fantastic legendary lens! Sharper then the Summilux.
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Avotius
Some guy
The canon 35 1.4 L is fantastic, my friend has one, wide open its great (maybe not the lux asph but pretty good still) and stopped down it fights with the big boys, its big though but not overly so, you got something to hang onto in front for your camera with that puppy. On the other hand I am still partial to the somewhat unloved leica 35 asph summicron because I like the imagery better then the asph lux and even though its bigger then the 4th version, I think its still quite a nice size and performer with a signature I highly prefer to the asph lux.
FrankS
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This is not an answer to your question specifically, but I do think it's relevant: which 35mm lens is no way near as important as the photographer's eye. An "inferior" lens in the hands of a good photographer will result in a better image than the "best" lens used by an unskilled photographer.
Dougg
Seasoned Member
True, but this is an overly convenient simple argument that comes up deficient, in my view. Somehow the unskilled/dilettante cook/photographer/driver is always matched up with the best kitchen/camera/automotive equipment and the best practitioner gets the worst stuff. I'd suggest the skilled photog with top gear trumps all. And if I have top quality gear at least then it's my own lack of skill that's the limiting factor, and I can work on that without blaming the gear for my mistakes. 🙂FrankS said:
Toby
On the alert
I think if you're going to describe a lens as the 'greatest', then surely you have to look at its impact on photography and culture rather than its optical qualities which involves little more than looking at a price list and picking the most expensive lens on the market. For that reason I'd pick one of the Leica 35's from the golden era of photojournalism in the 50's and 60's, because they opened up a whole new type of natural light photography and generated an aesthetic that still influences many photographers today. Modern 35's whilst optically superior are no longer as significant to most modern photography where most photographers lean towards zooms and the 35 is somewhat sadly just a setting on that lens
KM-25
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NB23 said:
At 1.4? You can't be serious. I had two and each one was so so wide open. The lux will leave it the dust.
Ororaro
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¸KM-25 said:
I understand everybody has its own experience. My particular 35Nikkor AIS is sharper then my particular 35 Summicron non-ASPH.
Sharpness may vary between samples, but on light falloff, the nikkor wins any day of the week. The summicron is lousy in that department. It mabe adds character but in my book, light falloff is a negative (no wonder).
The Nikkor AIS has to figure among the best 35mm lenses, no matter what. Probably not the #1 but it deserves its place, no doubt!
sejanus
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I'll nominate a rank outsider: the Jupiter 12.
Firstly, it's actually the Zeiss Biogon with snow covered boots and the Biogon was the classic 35mm lens during the classic period of photojournalism.
Secondly, it's available in both Leica screw and Contax bayonet so you can use it on all the classic camera bodies.
Thirdly, it does what it says on the tin: it takes good sharp pictures with smooth transitions of tone.
Fourthly, most important of all, it's the cheapest 35mm for rangefinder cameras you can find, so everyone can have one.
Finally, I wish you all a happy holiday and lots of good pictures! 😀
Firstly, it's actually the Zeiss Biogon with snow covered boots and the Biogon was the classic 35mm lens during the classic period of photojournalism.
Secondly, it's available in both Leica screw and Contax bayonet so you can use it on all the classic camera bodies.
Thirdly, it does what it says on the tin: it takes good sharp pictures with smooth transitions of tone.
Fourthly, most important of all, it's the cheapest 35mm for rangefinder cameras you can find, so everyone can have one.
Finally, I wish you all a happy holiday and lots of good pictures! 😀
KM-25
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NB23 said:
Well this is different, you said the Lux, not the cron. Also, I thought you meant the lux aspheric, not the non-aspheric cron. It is a great lens, I agree, very nice at F2.
It definately deserves to be in the top 5, but the two Leica aspherics and the Canon 35L will smoke it I'm afraid.
robin a
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I agree wholeheartedly with you and wish you the same..........Robin
