Saturday, November 14, 2009

Leica Note 2
Comparison 2.8/35mm Summaron & Zeiss ZM 2.8/35mm C-Biogon

This is a brief comparison of the 30+ year old 2.8/35mm Leitz Summaron (shown below on the Leica M3) with the current Zeiss ZM C-Biogon 2.8/35 shown on the original Leica M6.


























Both lenses were actu
ally used on the M6 loaded with Sensia 100 used on a tripod in my backyard at F 8 and 1/125 sec. shutter speed.




































Here is a crop from both images:
Summaron 35mm at F 8 & 1/125 sec












C-Biogon 35mm at F 8 & 1/125 sec













The Zeiss Biogon in sharper and shows better contrast than the Leitz Summaron.