Leica Summicron-R 35 mm F/2.0
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So, I've got a lead on a 1976 version in excellent condition for a great price, but I'm holding back because everything I've read says that the R-EOS adapter mount wouldn't allow for AF on a Canon body (dSLR).
Is this still the case? I may end up getting it anyway just because, but it'd be better for street shooting if I could not have to bother with MF.
- Sandder0
Great lens. Because it has to be focused manually.
- Oh, very helpful! And not at all what I was asking about.Continuity
- ideaist0
I would kill a stranger for the following:
- boobs0
Well, I've got a 35mm Summicron-M f2.0, and I can tell you that is a great lens. Great, great lens.
Supposedly the R lenses had some compromises built into them to accomodate the mirror on the R SLRs, and aren't quite as wonderful. So, I would just stick with the Canon 50mm, if I were you.
But, you know, SLRs with autofocus are not really the best tools for street photography. Because the cameras are bigger, and stick out more, and the autofocus and the autowind make noise.
So, ideally, you'd get an M body with 35mm and 50mm Summicrons for a real street kit, a la Cartier-Bresson and the other masters of the genre.
- True about the M body, but I haven't got a house to mortgage. ;)Continuity
- Also note that I'd be popping this baby on a DSLR, not a film SLR. :)Continuity
- Used Leica Ms have never been cheaper, really.
boobs
- vaxorcist0
50mm Leica sumo on an EOS may be harder to hand-focus... try it ... get used to it, you may have to change your focussing screen....
for the $$, I'd heavily consider a Canon 50mm 1.2....
