Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Check the selection by the Chinese.... 7Artisans and TTArtisan. Not as good as Leica, but does a more than respectable job. But if you want to stick to Leica, the collapsible 50 Elmar F2.8 is the one to get..... On 11/13/2025 11:21 PM, Peter Klein via LUG wrote: > I'd like to find a fast 35mm lens that does not focus shift > appreciably, and doesn't weigh a ton. > > I have the first (non FLE) version 35/1.4 Summilux ASPH. Because of > the focus shift issue, at f/2.8-5.6 the point of focus is a bit behind > what the rangefinder indicates. Yes, I can compensate, but I'd rather > not have to worry about it. So I mostly shoot it at f/1.4, f/2, and > f/8. And unless I know I'm going to be in "available darkness" mode, I > leave the 'Lux at home, and take my Mandler-era 35 Summicron IV. > > Honestly, though, I love how that pre-FLE Summilux draws. When I nail > the focus, it's astounding. And even if I don't quite, it's beautiful. > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1006956.jpg.html> > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1006950.jpg.html> > (M8 photos from 2010 with the 'Lux wide open or nearly so.) > > So I'm not inclined to replace it with the FLE version, especially at > today's prices. What I might want to do is pick up a fast but lighter > 35mm lens. Something that I could use as an all-around lens for > travel, or when I want a light kit and I might need faster than f/2, > but I might not. Any suggestions for a lens like this? I must say the > recent Voigtlander 35/1.5 looks tempting. (I'm not interested in the > "classic" lenses patterned after the old spherical Summilux. > > Thanks! > --Peter > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information