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Alpha_Geist wrote:
Jako, I noticed some of your 35mm cron-R E55 (fabulous!) photos you posted here. I'm in the process of purchasing this exact lens (rom) in absolute mint condition. The deal was too good to pass up. I was reading what Erwin Puts had written about the lens (1977 and later ver2?) and he noted that the edges aren't as good as the first version and wide open the contrast is a bit lower as well. I recently read elsewhere that this lens is more of a "street reporter" than a landscape lens. I guess the "street reporter" would be more my style since I don't do landscapes very much, but I would like to use the 35mm when I travel overseas. So in that regard, a "landscape" lens it might serve.
The only 35mm lens I've used (and sold) was the Zeiss 35mm f/2 ZE. What am I getting into with this Leica 35 cron-R? I just wanted something wider than my 50 cron-R's and "cheaper" than the 28mm elmarit-R version 2. Like I mentioned earlier, I was at the right spot at the right time and I would have been a fool to not pick this lens up. ...Show more →
I would get the Cron-R 35 E55 without any hesitation. It's such a great lens with its unique character that I use it the most of my all Leica-R lenses. I wouldn't narrow its usage only to "street reporter" but rather, say "non-planar" type. It excels in center frame subject isolation, but once you use lens profile correction (if you use Adobe RAW converter it is) than it's acceptable for other use as well.
Gregg, Manu, clmusic, Jon and others; thank you so much for your inspirational comments and likes. Much appreciated!
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