Re: [Leica] How would you rate the Canon 35mm f1.5.. (was Leica Users digest V15#46)

["Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com>]

Thank you.

Roland Smith
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Subject: [Leica] How would you rate the Canon 35mm f1.5.. (was Leica Users
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> In a message dated 2/13/00 9:29:21 AM Pacific Standard Time,
roland@dnai.com
> writes:
> << Subj:     Re: [Leica] Leica Users digest V15 #46
>  Date:  2/13/00 9:29:21 AM Pacific Standard Time
>  From:  roland@dnai.com (Roland Smith)
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>   Hello Tom:
>   How would you rate the Canon 35mm f1.5 that was made for the Canon 7s in
>  LTM?   Roland Smith >>
>
> Roland, I had a 35/15 Canon for a while. It was at its time a good lens,
but
> by todays standard it is not that great. Very sensitive to flare and soft
> wide open. It has become a "collectible" lens now and is evidently worth a
> fair bit of money. The best Canon 35 was undoubtedly the 35/2. It is close
> too or equal to the 2/3 generation 35/2 Summicron. I have one of these and
if
> I don't "code" the film I cant tell the difference between the Canon and
the
> Summicron! Wide open the Canon is slightly softer, but by the time you hit
f4
> they are equal. The 35/1,4 Summilux (old style) is better than the 35/1,5
> Canon and so is the 35/1,8 Canon. Of the Japanese 35's from the 60's, my
> favourite is the elusive and expensive Nikon 35/1,8. It is a very good
lens,
> although a bit prone to flare wide open. Canon's all time winner in the
LTM
> lenses is the 50/1,4. It is a superb lens, sharp and nice contrast across
the
> board. It rivals the 50/1,4 Summilux and it can be used on the Barnack
> Cameras too. Well, the sun is shining and I am going out shooting with my
> Bessa-R and the 50/1,5 Nokton (very good, better than the Summilux 50) and
a
> M6 0,85 with the 90/2 Apo-Asph. Wide angle will be provided by the 25/4
> Snap-Shot Skopar. Film by Ilford FP-4, about 10 years out of date!
> All the best,
> Tom A
>