[Leica] 1936 Summar

[len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)]

Phil,

These two photos are beautiful. The colors are nice and vivid. What I  
like about the photos is they are sharp and have a hint of softness  
at the same time. This is a great combination for portraits. I have  
been looking for a Summar but they are either too expensive or are in  
horrible shape. I like using the older lenses as well. I shot with my  
M8 today and only used the LTM 50 Summicron, Summitar and Summarit.  
The Summicron and Summitar are nearly identical. The Summarit gives a  
totally different look.

Thanks for sharing these photos. I'm still looking for the Summar  
because of them.

Len


On Dec 28, 2007, at 9:14 PM, Phil Swango wrote:

> On Christmas day I had a chance to use my 1936 Summar on the M6.  Two
> examples are here:
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/paswango/Xmas07/ 
> photo#5149207962939863922 (and
> the one following)
>
> Both of these are moderate crops.  Both were shot at f/3.2, and  
> both have
> significant light sources (windows) in the background.  My Summar  
> is coated
> and not as prone to flare as the uncoated ones, but still not ideal  
> for
> contra-jour shooting.  The first sample here showed very little  
> flare, which
> was completely eliminated with auto-levels.  The second was heavily  
> flared
> but again, a touch of auto-levels cleared most of it up.  My point  
> is that
> the shortcomings of these older lenses can sometimes be remedied  
> with PS.
> No sharpening was applied by me, although I can't speak for the  
> drugstore
> Fuji Frontier operator.
>
> I realize that not everyone here likes these oldies but to me  
> they're fun to
> use and have a distinctive look.
>
> -- 
> Phil Swango
> 307 Aliso Dr SE
> Albuquerque, NM 87108
> 505-262-4085
>
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