Your favourite 50/2 Summicron?

[Erik van Straten]

Collapsible...

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Collapsible.

Erik.

 

[johannielscom]

Got my 'Cron 50mm 1955 rigid just last week.

Before, I was impressed with the build quality of my M-Hexanons, which I compared to a once-owned Summilux. That was a ratchity, cheap-Japanese feeling lens. The M-Hexanons scored way better than that Summilux, I never got over the cheap feel of it and sold it off.

The new-to-me 'Cron rigid is built like a tank, very nice click-stopped aperture, I'm souping the first Fomapan in Rodinal at this very moment. Very eager to see results.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Got my 'Cron 50mm 1955 rigid just last week.

To my knowledge, the first rigid Summicrons 50mm were delivered in 1956. Yours must be a prototype, a collectors item. Can you share with us it's serial number?

Erik.

 

[adrianzg]

have version 1, 2, 3 and 5.

and i like the DR a lot.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica M3, Summicron 50mm f/2 rigid (first), TriX, printed on Ilford MG IV.

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica MP, Summicron 50mm f/2 collapsible, Tmax400, printed on Ilford MG IV.

Erik.

 

[helen.HH]

it was once the DR / Now the COLLAPSIBLE

it was once the DR / Now the COLLAPSIBLE

 

[LChanyungco]

i really like the first and the last version Summicron

taken with the current hooded Summicron 50mm / Kodak Elitchrome / M6 TTL LHSA

 

[next1]

i really like the first and the last version Summicron

taken with the current hooded Summicron 50mm / Kodak Elitchrome / M6 TTL LHSA

I like your image!!!!

 

[LChanyungco]

thank you Next1

I like your image!!!!

 

[__hh]

have version 1, 2, 3 and 5.

and i like the DR a lot.

Adrian,

I love the colours that you have here. Can you let me know what/how you achieved the lovely colours?

Hung

 

[wjlapier]

Great capture Helen. If I ever decide to sell the DR do you want it back

 

[helen.HH]

Collapsible, its many Renderings....Moi

 

[Steve M.]

Mine isn't on the list because I shoot an R-5. It's lens is a German made R Summicron 50 2.0 w/ the drop in filters. It's the best lens I've ever used other than my Voigtlander 105 Color Heliar. Even better than the Dual Range Summicrons I had for some reason. Must be a good sample, but the one I had previous to this imaged exactly the same. Very 3-D in it's rendering, and sharp as a tack even at f2.0. I went to the R camera because I like an SLR for running around town w/, and it's ability to do close up work. What you see in the viewfinder is what you get on the print.

 

[wgerrard]

Since it's the only one I own, I voted for the collapsible. Haven't used it in 6 weeks 'cause I sent it off to Sherry Krauter for a CLA in August.

 

[degruyl]

The collapsible makes some wonderful pictures. I just got the Black 50, but don't have images yet.

The early crons are pretty iconic, if that is the look you are going for. I hope the later one works as well for me.

 

[edodo]

The collapsible was my first leica lens with my first rangefinder (IIIa) I still miss that combo sometimes, seems at the time that shooting it gave better magic results! Or I'm mad?!
Only thing I disliked in the collapsible is myself forgetting to extend it out while looking at the develloped neg!

 

[Brad Maestas]

Partly because it is so unpopular, because it is cheaper than other 50's and because it doesn't have a tab like by 35 Summicron (and therefore has a longer focusing throw), I choose the v3 (which you're calling v4) as my favorite 50. I am very fond of the rigid Summicron but when all factors are considered - weight, price, performance, etc. the v3 is my ideal and has been a welcome 'lens cap' to my M6.

 

[sanmich]

i really like the first and the last version Summicron

taken with the current hooded Summicron 50mm / Kodak Elitchrome / M6 TTL LHSA

Sir, that is one brilliant image, and I don't care which lens it has been taken with...
Very, very good!