imran_ahmed Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 I wonder whether the subtle differences and fingerprints of Leica M lens of various periods are as appararent using M8 on the computer screnn / prints as they were on slides and negatives. For example the center sharpness of the first version 35 summicron versud the latest asph version / 90 asp versus non asph summicron/ If so I would love to buy an M8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_Es Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Not to worry. They're fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumo_kun Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 But doesn't the M8 have a cropped sensor? That would mean the edges of the lens will not be used and so you will only be using the central, sharper part of the lens. So, I would have thought that on the M8, an older lens would lose the vignetting and corner unsharpness when compared to a film M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumpton Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 My uncoated c1931-35 Elmar (50mm) works fine on the M8, but shows its shortcomings in terms of flare and contrast, not to mention resolution. But it is fun to use within its capabilities and transports one back to the exciting Barnack days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman_wijaya Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Latest issue of Shutterbug magazine test many old lenses on the M8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
httpphoto.netsharedco Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 I have had resonable success with 1936 Hektor on M8<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_piper2 Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Yes in general the character of lenses comes through in digital. Oldest I use myself is a 1968 Tele-Elmar 135. Chuk Tang is correct that SOME characteristics get cropped off - but my 90 'cron pre-APO still does its soft/sharp thing, and most users still seem to get the Noctilux 'look'. Do-it-yourself processing in RAW can negate certain characteristics, for good or bad - e.g my 90 Tele-Elmarit 'thin' still throws veiling flare into the sun as it did on film. but it is so easy to hit the 'shadows' and 'contrast' buttons in Camera Raw and get rid of it that I don't even notice whether there was flare or not. Same for color casts - an auto white balance will delete characteristic color tints from old lenses unless one remembers to keep it in. Not the same as sending it to Granpa Kodak or Uncle Fuji and taking whatever comes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_breeze2 Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Howard, Did you have your Hektor on a tripod for that pic and are you using the eyepiece magnifyer? Nice pic by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
httpphoto.netsharedco Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Ron: I did not use a tripod. Taken from a Tram and steadied againt an upright pole. I did however use the 1.25x Leica Magnifier which I keep permanently attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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