Hi all, I love the look of these lenses when they aren't flaring. Unfortunately it looks like they flare easily.
Maybe I could live with this. For those with the lens, how bad is it really? Do you always shoot with a hood?
Is there any lens in LTM or M mount that has the similar vintage rendering and especially color, f2 or faster, but with less flaring?
Right now I have the 35mm Voigtlander Nokton Classic 1.4 II MC. It does reasonably well against flaring for what it is, but it has saturated colors and gets modern looking when stopped down. I'm looking for another lens with a bit more consistent vintage look.
Thoughts? Would appreciate to hear from those who have had the Leica or LLL version of the 8 element 35mm f2.
I own the Summaron 35/2.8 that released 1958, same year as the Summicron 35 v1—barrels look identical. The Summaron flares like a sonofabitch, and that's when the sun is within the frame. The flaring look can be managed, especially with the instant feedback of digital. However, you might just prefer a modern 35mm with multicoating and where the designers paid better attention to stray light.
rico wrote:
I own the Summaron 35/2.8 that released 1958, same year as the Summicron 35 v1—barrels look identical. The Summaron flares like a sonofabitch, and that's when the sun is within the frame
haha, good to know it really is an issue. Do you find it happens often? Or can you work around it?
I’m shooting film, so I don’t have the feedback of digital sadly. Since you mention the sun in the frame is the problem, I guess I could just look for the sun and ensure it stays out of the frame.
The Canon 35/2 LTM has better flare resistance than its faster siblings (the 35/1.8 and 35/1.5), at least to veiling flare, and plenty of vintage character. I have the 35/1.8 and it's one of my favourite lenses, but it is very susceptible to veiling flare, which I don't like, and space-alien-looking ghost flares, which I do like. I just avoid putting the sun in or near the edge of the frame, which is what leads to veiling flare. The ghosts mainly occur when the sun is actually in the frame.
bjhurley wrote:
The Canon 35/2 LTM has better flare resistance than its faster siblings (the 35/1.8 and 35/1.5), at least to veiling flare, and plenty of vintage character. I have the 35/1.8 and it's one of my favourite lenses, but it is very susceptible to veiling flare, which I don't like, and space-alien-looking ghost flares, which I do like. I just avoid putting the sun in or near the edge of the frame, which is what leads to veiling flare. The ghosts mainly occur when the sun is actually in the frame.
Good to know! I actually just received a Canon 50mm 1.4 LTM and have started taking some shots with it. I did get a hood for it, so I'll be sure to use it when I shoot outside on sunny days. Haven't finished a roll yet, but I'm excited to see what the vintage Canon looks like.
pontoon wrote:
Good to know! I actually just received a Canon 50mm 1.4 LTM and have started taking some shots with it. I did get a hood for it, so I'll be sure to use it when I shoot outside on sunny days. Haven't finished a roll yet, but I'm excited to see what the vintage Canon looks like.
All the Canon LTM lenses have their own looks; the 50/1.4 looks more modern to me than any of the 35mm lenses. It flares a lot wide open (beautiful ring flares and interesting ghosts) but it tames down quite a bit stopped down (even with the hood you can still get some flares). I'm a fan of all flares except veiling flare so I usually see it as a feature, not a bug, but I do try to avoid veiling flare.
Here's an example of the flare from the Canon 50/1.4 on a film rangefinder (Canon P):
bjhurley wrote:
All the Canon LTM lenses have their own looks; the 50/1.4 looks more modern to me than any of the 35mm lenses. It flares a lot wide open (beautiful ring flares and interesting ghosts) but it tames down quite a bit stopped down (even with the hood you can still get some flares). I'm a fan of all flares except veiling flare so I usually see it as a feature, not a bug, but I do try to avoid veiling flare.
Here's an example of the flare from the Canon 50/1.4 on a film rangefinder (Canon P):
haha, good to know it really is an issue. Do you find it happens often? Or can you work around it? 