zhangyue wrote:
Summicron 50 is very sharp lens for landscape. At f2.8, it is already good cross frame with minor glow at extreme corner. Great lens!
I keep hearing about the "Leica Glow" but I have no idea what anyone means by this
What I do know is that this lens is very sharp and produces beautiful photos. I was looking at a lot of the photos taken w/ the 28mm F/2.8 and that lens is beyond amazing. That's why if it's reasonably priced, I want that to be my next Leica purchase before I call it quits.
Photo cross posted in the sony FE Image Thread and taken at 10:37 AM
Looking across Heart Lake (Lake owned by the Adirondack Club) which has a hint of mist
Tripod mounted Leica R 180mm f3.4 Apo Telyt lens and A7r
ISO 400, probably f11, 1/320 second
Exposure corrected by -0.36 Stops; processed in LR6
October 1, 2015
At Heart Lake, the Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid, NY
billsamuels wrote:
I keep hearing about the "Leica Glow" but I have no idea what anyone means by this
What I do know is that this lens is very sharp and produces beautiful photos. I was looking at a lot of the photos taken w/ the 28mm F/2.8 and that lens is beyond amazing. That's why if it's reasonably priced, I want that to be my next Leica purchase before I call it quits.
There is no Leica Glow in your summicron, and until I tried 35lux Pre-ASPH, I don't really know what Leica Glow is. I don't even think 80lux has Leica Glow. but after use 35lux, I do know what that means. That is some extreme lens abbreviation with very low contrast and lots of flare type of thing because of coating or lack of it. in back light condition, the light can blend with subject create some kind of light leak, make a glow around subject. I can post some example but it is not R lens. I guess many old lens have this kind of Glow. And Leica shooter tend to use their lens long period of time because of ultra well build and handling make it more famous than other brand apparently.
Don't laugh about it as I did, I actually understand it better and love it now. It is special to my eyes and photographers need understand how to use it wisely. At the end, it is a special combination with rendering and handling in very small package and you shoot it in old fashion way, pure mechanic. It last forever, the image you got is similar to what your grandparent or grandchildren got I don't see fidelity is the sole reason we buy lens especially for story telling.
zhangyue wrote: There is no Leica Glow in your summicron, and until I tried 35lux Pre-ASPH, I don't really know what Leica Glow is
Yep, that's a serious glow, which BTW complements your shooting style so well.
However, the glow could be, when comparing to Derek's Lux 35m caused by PP even by additional wear of coating.
Derek's version shows more sharpness in the center or rather on subjects hence my suspicion about 'cleaned up' coating. Regardless, great lens effects and a lens to have in digital age.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 8:13 PM (23 minutes before sunset)
Looking at farmers fields
Tripod mounted A7r and Leica R 50mm f2 Summicron lens
ISO 200, f11, 1/40 second
Exposure corrected by +0.83 Stops; processed in LR6
June 20, 2016,
Along Loch Valley Road, New Tripoli, PA
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 8:05 PM
Looking at a grazing Young Buck White Tail Deer in velvet
Tripod mounted Leica R 280mm f4 Apo Telyt lens with Leica R 1.4X Apo Extender and A7r
Fairly Cropped, ISO 1600, effective aperture of f8, 1/160 second; processed in LR6
June 5, 2015
At Byrd Visitors Center, Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at at 7:46 PM (50 minutes before sunset)
Looking at farmers fields
Tripod mounted A7r and Leica R 50mm f2 Summicron lens
ISO 100, f11, 1/50 second
Exposure corrected by +0.60 Stops; processed in LR6
June 20, 2016
Along Loch Valley Road, New Tripoli, PA
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 7:21 PM
Looking at a fallen dead tree and Big Meadows
Tripod mounted Leica R 280mm f4 Apo Telyt lens with Leica R 1.4X Apo Extender and A7r
ISO 400, probably effective aperture of f11, 1/200 second; processed in LR6
June 5, 2015
At Big Meadows, Shenandoaht NP, Virginia
A couple from the 180/3.4 APO Telyt - stopped down to f/11 or so in an attempt to get some sun stars going.
This lens does not like being pointed directly into the sun as you have to work at it to avoid ghosting, but if you can do that it provides superb images.
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 12:26 PM
Looking at a Yellow Flower
Cropped tripod mounted Leica R 100mm f2.8 Apo-Macro-Elmarit lens and A7r
ISO 400, probably f11, 1/125 second
Exposure corrected by -0.12 Stops; processed in LR6
August 12, 2015
Along Limberlost Trail, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 9:28 AM
Looking at Autumn Color and dead log
Tripod mounted Leica R 180mm f3.4 Apo Telyt lens and A7r
ISO 400, f11, 1/3 second
Exposure corrected by +0.12 Stops, processed in LR6
October 1, 2015
At Heart Lake, the Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid, NY
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken at 7:14 PM
Looking at a Doe White Tail Deer
Cropped horizontal to vertical tripod mounted Leica R 280mm f4 Apo Telyt lens with Leica R 1.4X Apo Extender and A7r
ISO 400, effective aperture of f8, 1/160 second
Exposure corrected by -0.60 Stops; processed in LR6
June 6, 2015
At Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
I don't see fidelity is the sole reason we buy lens especially for story telling. 
