Elmar 3.5cm f3.5

[les_lammers]

Is this lens in the 'vintage look' catagory?

[ronald_moravec1]

Sure enough is. The 3.5 Summaron is vastly superior. Don`t be suprised if you need 16 to get the corners sharp and the field curves like crazy.

 

The 3.5 Summaron takes pictures similar to Version 1 Summicron.

[les_lammers]

Thanks Ron,

 

I am looking for a 35 that is similar to a Summar. I have a late f2.8 Summaron that is outstanding.

[ronald_moravec1]

They are not like Summar pics which have lowish contrast a tad soft. I like my Summar pics, but do not know how to duplicate it a 35. The elmar might be the best you can do, but do not get a coated one if they come both ways.

 

Let me know if you find something.

[jsbc]

I have a Canon 35mm F2.8 (the steel version, not the black type). Some people like Al (or is it Bill Mitchell) told us the Winogrand preferred a Canon 35mm, I don't know whether this is the one. Anyway, the glass on mine is pretty clear, but the pictures it produce are still very low-contrast and slightly fuzzy. Kinda like the summar.

[alex_lofquist]

I used the 35mm f/3.5 Elmar for a while. It was decent when stopped down to about f/8, but suffered from vignetting when opened to wider than f/5.6. It didn't have the Summar softness, but more closely resembled the 50mm Elmar in image quality. Eventually I replaced it with the excellent 35mm f/3.5 Summaron. I do not know of any 35mm Leica lens with the Summar characteristics.