[Leica] Super Angulon

[filippiniaia at hotmail.com (Matthew B. Filippini)]

It
 looks to me from these pages that the color shift/red edging is 
dependent on the conditions.  Some of the color shots with the SA on the
 M9 are very nice.
<http://web.me.com/videoman69/Steve_Huff_Photos/THE_LEICA_M9_REVIEW_11.html> 
(see ~2/3 of the way down the page)
<http://www.overgaard.dk/leica-M9-digital-rangefinder-camera-page-3.html> 
(SA and Summicron shots)
<http://www.overgaard.dk/leica_M4_21mm_super_angulon-M_34.html> (both M9 and 
film shots)

Matt



    Richard Man wrote:  


Just beware that the 21SA is basically a B&W only lens on the M9. I don't
think there are ways to completely correct the red color edging.

I am a bit ambivalent about this "lens characters" myself. I know they act
different and they can look different, but I found that just getting the
"best lens" for a focal length (with "best" being limited by the budget and
my need for specific max aperture) do well for me. If the shot isn't there
there, then all the lens characters in the world would not make a
difference.

The only exception is that I do keep both the 75 lux and the 85/2 Sonnar ZM.
The 'lux is perfect for wide open aperture portraits and the 85 is perfect
for everything else.

On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 11:47 PM, Phil <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> 
wrote:

> I've gotten to play with a SA and love it. It's half the size of the ZM
> 21mm that I have. About a full stop slower but at 21mm that doesn't
> make that much of a difference. The rendering of the SA is just
> amazing. Something in it that the ZM lacks maybe. I've been using the
> ZM for about 18 months now and while I love the focal length, the lens
> doesn't do something, but I'm not sure what. What it DOES do is
> definitely stick into the viewfinder at the bottom of the field of
> view. That's annoying. It renders great but I think it just might be
> time for me to move to what I regard as a better lens. (and I talk the
> 21mm ZM up till the cows come home. It's awesome.) Since I got the
> chance to use the 21mm SA though, I really loved the way it made an
> image. It's like an inspiration or something that I don't find with my
> ZM 21mm.
>
> Phil Forrest
>
>
> On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 01:45:24 -0500
> Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>
> > For sure no. it is for sure not a Super Angulon.
> > THE name in wide angle lens making as far as I go from day one.
> > Any other lens lacks that kind of resonance for me.
> > Joseph Schneider-Kreuznach have always been the gold standard in my
> > heart for ultra wides.
> > But the CV does have the specs I think though. When it comes to
> > getting the shots now. It's worth to me at least twice what they are
> > charging for it. Would look great in front of a new M9.
> > To me the silver looks real good.
> > Might not be the gold standard but its the silver standard.
> > For me the SA some day in the future. When I make my first million.
> >
> > And perhaps one from this list for a view camera.
> > Super-Angulon 4/53mm
> > Super-Angulon 5.6/47mm
> > Super-Angulon 5.6/65mm
> > Super-Angulon 5.6/75mm
> > Super-Angulon 5.6/90mm
> > Super-Angulon 8/47mm
> > Super-Angulon 8/65mm
> > Super-Angulon 8/75mm
> > Super-Angulon 8/90mm
> > Super-Angulon 8/120mm
> > Super-Angulon 8/121mm
> > Super-Angulon 8/165mm
> > Super-Angulon 8/210mm
> >
> >
> http://www.schneideroptics.com/info/vintage_lens_data/large_format_lenses/su
> > per-angulon/
> > Or
> > http://tinyurl.com/33dav5j
> >
> >
> > How about?
> > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/images345x345/46340.jpg
> >
> > --------------------
> > Mark William Rabiner
> > Photography
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
> > mark at rabinergroup.com
> > Cars:   http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > From: Philip Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>
> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > > Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 01:25:33 -0500
> > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Super Angulon
> > >
> > > It's no Super Angulon though.
> > >
> > > Phil Forrest
> >
> >
> >
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