Good review ! I like your take on lenses .... That it's not how sharp it is but the charm of it ..... Opening up all the way to get the bokeh and vignetting .... Love it !!!
Thanks for this great comparison between the two versions. Maybe also important to point out differences in the Summitar versions regarding aperture stops (mine has 2/2/3.2/4.5/6.3/9/12.5) and in focus scale (mine has a triangular center and a small diamond-shape dot for IR scale marked with a "R"). My version is also a nearly mint 10-blade uncoated Summitar which I am using with the corresponding clip-on hood to avoid flares. Only issue I have with this lens is its cumbersome thread for fitting filters which were not specifically made for this lens.
No haze at all. its optically mint. I've had about 7 copies of this great lens now (currently have 4 in hand) and the one used for this video is the best of all of them
Interesting - I had the same thought… I have a coated 1939 version of the Summitar that does not flare like yours. But then I don’t know at what point of its history it was coated. Nice review anyway, thanks.
Interesting, my leica iiif + summitar render scenes very soft and nearly out of focus looking.....I guess I bought the only crummy leica available online. Focused for infinity and everything. Tested lens on digital, and it's tack sharp. FML.
Thanks for the sharp and clear lens comparison! You helped me keep my 6 blade one!! I glad! Thanks.
Very valuable information for every potential buyer or actual user of the Summitar. Many thanks!
Good review ! I like your take on lenses .... That it's not how sharp it is but the charm of it ..... Opening up all the way to get the bokeh and vignetting .... Love it !!!
Everyone is on the hunt for sharp lenses these days but there's so much ore to it than that. The summitar is a perfect example of vintage charm
What a great review!! What is the serial range of that 10 blade MC version you have
Thanks for this great comparison between the two versions. Maybe also important to point out differences in the Summitar versions regarding aperture stops (mine has 2/2/3.2/4.5/6.3/9/12.5) and in focus scale (mine has a triangular center and a small diamond-shape dot for IR scale marked with a "R"). My version is also a nearly mint 10-blade uncoated Summitar which I am using with the corresponding clip-on hood to avoid flares. Only issue I have with this lens is its cumbersome thread for fitting filters which were not specifically made for this lens.
Managed to net myself a genuine SHNOO for that very purpose at an auction last week
I should've watched this last week. I still would've bought the coated V.1, but I would've made sure to get a hood.
thank you for this test !
It is very funny, the actual number of blades for the latest version. It was made up of 12 blades and made it shaped as Hexagonal shape of the iris.
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Can the hood be used with the filter at the same time?
IROOA or ITDOO
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Is there any haze in your v1? They usually have a bit of haze on the glass surfaces adjacent to the diaphragm.
No haze at all. its optically mint. I've had about 7 copies of this great lens now (currently have 4 in hand) and the one used for this video is the best of all of them
Interesting - I had the same thought… I have a coated 1939 version of the Summitar that does not flare like yours. But then I don’t know at what point of its history it was coated. Nice review anyway, thanks.
Interesting, my leica iiif + summitar render scenes very soft and nearly out of focus looking.....I guess I bought the only crummy leica available online. Focused for infinity and everything. Tested lens on digital, and it's tack sharp. FML.
Sorry to hear that. Sounds like your iiifs rangefinder needs calibrating. Shouldn't be too tricky, search youtube for leica rangefinder calibration.
@@emmysphotobook I did calibrate it, set it for infinity, did the adjustment, same doo doo. :( I'm sad lol.