Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/12

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Subject: [Leica] 35/3.5 Summaron LTM
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Sun Mar 12 06:56:44 2006
References: <000001c645e2$e0b93f40$656c0e44@newukolbqveo9i>

Now the f2.8 Summaron is another animal. While not as small as it  
F3.5 counterpart, it certainly dovetails quite well, with its  
signature, alongside the current lenses.

Slobodan Dimitrov
Studio G-8,
Angels Gate Cultural Center
http://sdimitrovphoto.com





On Mar 12, 2006, at 6:40 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> Well, that's the kind of character I'm looking for. When lenses were
> designed for B&W film, I guess there wasn't much tweaking for  
> color. With
> color as the way to go later in the century, saturation was the way  
> to go.
> And with that came contrast (which I can do without). Although I'm  
> not a
> praticer of the Zone System, I would like to see all of those zones
> represented in an image.
>
> Right now, I'm pursuing the 35/2.8, which is more of a challenge  
> than the
> 35/3.5.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Peter
> Dzwig
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 3:24 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 35/3.5 Summaron LTM
>
>
> Very happy with it. Good performance for its time, still a very  
> good lens,
> although obviously very different from present lenses in character.
>
> see:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album164/pathSt_Marthas200512
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album347/Blowingoutcandles
>
> Peter Dzwig
>
> Jeffery Smith wrote:
>
>> What is the consensus on this as a shooter?
>>
>> Jeffery Smith
>> New Orleans, LA
>> http://www.400tx.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] 35/3.5 Summaron LTM)
In reply to: Message from jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] 35/3.5 Summaron LTM)