Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 9, 2008, at 12:17 AM, Peter Klein wrote: > Seth: > > Great to see you here. I can likewise vouch for the Rigid on the > M8. I have a DR, which as you know is the same lens. After some > hemming and hawing, I had DAG grind down the close-focus part of the > cam so I could use it on the M8. No regrets--it has the same "it" > quality on the M8 that it did on film: Smooth transitions, very > nice fine detail, and a little bleed of bright highlights into > adjacent dark areas that gave a little "glow" to the proceedings. yes Seth...agree... and I know you are a DR guy... I did as Peter did...the DR on the M8, nice.... Steve > > > On the M8, 50mm has a marked short telephoto quality, but I find > myself using it fairly often. Here are a few DR/M8 shots: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1004685-w.jpg.html> > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1004642Crop-w.jpg.html > > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1004637-w.jpg.html> > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1004636-w.jpg.html> > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1004621JimGreenGesture-w.jpg.html > > > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1004626Darkside-w.jpg.html > > > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1004596StretchBW-w.jpg.html > > > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1004603ChowShibaBW-w.jpg.html > > > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1004593TheaterBW-w.jpg.html > > > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1004594PinknBlue-w.jpg.html > > > > > And as with film, you'll usually want to keep bright light sources > out of the frame :-) > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/L1004610Crabby-w.jpg.html > > > > > I have a 90mm Elmarit, but on the M8 I've only shot test pictures of > soup cans and cereal boxes with it to test focus. They look about > like what it looked like on film--a bit dreamy at f/2.8, nice > portrait quality at f/4, and tack-sharp at f/8. > > From what I've heard, 90mm lenses are the most difficult to get > right on the M8. The M8's tighter tolerances are amplified by the > relatively long focal length. My 90mm Elmarit's focus is > significantly off on the M8. For outdoors, I have been using a CV > 90/3.5 Lanthar that focuses perfectly. On the M8, a 90 is more like > a 135mm is with film. It's great for distant scenics, but for 4-15 > feet away, you might find a 50 or a 75 more to your liking. > > I have no experience with the 35/2.8 Summaron. > > I believe you are, like me, a 50mm kind of guy with film, so you may > find that you are a 35mm kind of guy with the M8. If that's the > case, you might want to pick up a non-aspheric 35mm Summicron. That > might very well become your normal lens on the M8, if as Len says, > the Summaron doesn't have quite enough contrast. > > Hope this helps. > --"Major General" Peter > > At 02:44 PM 12/8/2008 -0800, Leonard wrote: >> You will love the 50/2 rigid Summicron on the M8. While it is lower >> in contrast then the Summilux Asph for instance, I find it's very >> smooth and detailed. Photos taken with it are wonderful. There are a >> few on list that use it all the time. >> >> I can't speak of the 35/2.8 Summaron but I did test two very clean >> 3.5 versions (LTM and M version with goggles) just yesterday. The M8 >> brutally shows their very low contrast. They can be made to look fair >> by using the auto levels feature in Photoshop but without >> manipulation I wouldn't use them. >> >> I have never used the other two lenses. >> >> Cheers, >> Len >> >> >> On Dec 8, 2008, at 3:03 PM, Seth Rosner wrote: >> >> > Hello friends, >> > >> > What a coincidentally useful time to return LUG-wise! I'm finally >> > considering an M8 or M8.2; would wish to use 35/2,8 Summaron, 50/2 >> > Rigid Summicron, 25/4 CV Skopar and 90,2,8 Elmarit (the 5-glass >> > 1958 rendition). Any comments/opinions on good or bad imaging with >> > any of these on an M8? Thanks. >> > >> > Best to all, >> > >> > Seth > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information