Your favourite 50/2 Summicron?

[LChanyungco]

(((✺)))

M6 TTL LHSA / Summicron 50mm V.5 / ADOX CHM 400

 

[cweg]

(((✺)))

M6 TTL LHSA / Summicron 50mm V.5 / ADOX CHM 400

Wonderful Shot!!

 

[LChanyungco]

hey thanks cweg 🙂 but this was mostly the lens that made this a picture at all... the dandelion was an easy target 😀

Wonderful Shot!!

 

[panodanno]

I have a v1 and v6. It's pretty close.

Both are excellent, and the overall technical excellence of the v6 photos is amazing. But for me, I prefer the v1 anyway. I like that it collapses, I like it's softer look and a bit more distinctive Bokeh. When I take pictures for other people, the v6 usually gets the nod.

 

[sc_rufctr]

DR For me... (Only because I have one on my M3)
If I was looking it would be hard to go past the latest version.

Yes it's expensive 🙁

 

[Vobluda]

My favorite 50/2 Summicron is M-Hexanon 50/2🙂

 

[AnteyPole]

11817 (1969-1979)

 

[LChanyungco]

candle lit portrait taken with a collapsed collapsible 😀

 

[LChanyungco]

Leica M3 / collapsible 50mm Summicron / Rollei 400R3

 

[helen.HH]

MIGHTY Fine Lem...mighty Fine contrast 😀

 

[LChanyungco]

Thanks Helen 🙂 stopped waaay down and with yellow #1.

 

[coelacanth]

Simon, what a fun series. LOVE it! 😀

the collapsible summicron is even better than I thought!

 

[Leica All Day]

I voted for the rigid.....it's the only one that I've ever used....I am not a big fan of the infinity lock though.....

cheers, michael

 

[Sam Kanga]

Simply put, I'd like to know which is your favourite version of Leica's venerable M-mount 50mm f2 Summicron lens.

Feel free to elaborate why you made your choice if you'd like.

Cheers.

Hi, all I know is that I'm continually amazed by my old 50mm Summicron (silver/rigid). I guess it was from the 60's.

The toughest test for it was a number of years ago when I was shooting a performance, and was only allowed to stand in the wings, stage left. The stage had tungsten lights (1k's) placed on the stage floor facing directly across the stage, and therefore directly at me. Well I could only shoot from that position so I went for it. With 2-3 spots aimed directly at the lens, the shots came out beautifully, no flare, just nice round spots. Love that lens.

Sam

 

[Erik van Straten]

Still the collapsible for me.

Leica IIIc, Summicron collapsible 50mm f/2, Tmax400-2 printed on Ilford MGIV fb.

Erik.

 

[braver]

I had a v4 and was completely underwhelmed in every way. Now i've got v5, tabbed, and I like it better already. Gonna hurry and finish a roll and see what the images look like 🙂

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica M2, Summicron 50mm f/2 rigid (1), Tmax400, silver-gelatine print.

Erik.

 

[matt335]

I am holding a canadian summicron 50mm (circa 1985) for a friend and ran a roll of TMAX400 through his M7. I know the TMAX is sharp anyway but with this summicron I think it was extra sharp. But it's a lovely compact easy to use 50.

 

[robklurfield]

version, smersion.

I owned a 50 DR and 35 cron for 25+ years. I have no idea what version the 35 was and now that I don't have it, of course, you have all made me curious. though, I doubt which version I owned ever many any difference to my work.

I will admit that miss both of 'em.

 

[Peter R]

Other than the collapsible first version, to me the overall 50mm Summicron 'look' is similar to the ZM Planar 50mm. Erik's shot of the train station above for instance (Duivendrecht station?) illustrates what I mean.

Are these two similar in construction and/or general look/feel, or am I imagining it?