The perfect 40mm does exist (rare)

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Комментарии • 70

  • @UlyssesGrantParm
    @UlyssesGrantParm 23 дня назад +13

    Yeah! I'm really digging the images you're pulling out of that little lens. Thanks so much for being a part of the project!

    • @MikeChudley
      @MikeChudley  23 дня назад +2

      My pleasure man! I’m loving it haha

    • @shutterslaps4938
      @shutterslaps4938 19 дней назад +1

      1:14 🔥the kid can shoot 👌

  • @JohanKhoo
    @JohanKhoo 22 дня назад +4

    I have a Leica one as well as the Minolta Rokkor version, and they are amazing little lenses. The Rokkor is a little more contrasty with better coatings, but they are about the same sharpness. The Leica is a bit nicer to use, but honestly, both are brilliant.

  • @elwick_photo
    @elwick_photo 23 дня назад +8

    It'll seem a bit of a weird person to pass it onto, but i reckon James Popsys, he loves a 40mm lens, and while he doesnt have a leica atm, he has had one/borrowed one on occasion

  • @lightloving683
    @lightloving683 23 дня назад +6

    The 40 Summi is one of my favorites. Been rockin’ one with a CLE for 3 decades. I love it so much that I have 3.
    From my research it’s a Wetzlar design. While the Minolta version is the same formula, I much prefer the coatings on Summicron than the Rokkor. Especially with B&W.
    Some of my most printed images come from this lens.
    Regards

    • @MikeChudley
      @MikeChudley  23 дня назад +1

      yeah you're really selling me on this idea haha - seems like such a great lens!

    • @gottanikoncamera
      @gottanikoncamera 22 дня назад +1

      I selected the Cron over the Rokkor to go with the CL and CLE I picked up for the same reasons. I was thinking the Rokkor would be a little more sanitized look-wise.

  • @jpm5205
    @jpm5205 23 дня назад +8

    The 40mm Summicron-C is a Leica made in Germany by Leitz. The Minolta 40mm is a great lens too, manufactured in Japan with different coatings. They are different lenses. It’s not like the Hassleblad XPan/Fujifilm TX-1 which were exactly the same. Think of the Minolta as the Summicron-C’s Japanese cousin.

  • @dlyon9673
    @dlyon9673 23 дня назад +1

    Nice video and your photos look great. I love this lens also -- I have a Minolta branded version that I got with a Minolta CLE -- but primarily use it on my M9 and my Lumix. Small size can't be beat. Reminds me a lot of the earlier 35mm Summicron v. 4, which is also super compact and produces great results.

  • @2071photo
    @2071photo 23 дня назад +3

    That duck shot is so freakin good 🤘🏽
    I picked up this lens 2 months ago but should have it serviced as my focus throw is a little stiff, otherwise a great lens.

    • @MikeChudley
      @MikeChudley  23 дня назад

      haha glad you like that :) fun one.

  • @stevieraveon
    @stevieraveon 13 дней назад +1

    Interesting point it is closer to 35 than a 50. I love my 35 Cron IV for the same reason, so small, and light. just mentally feels effortless. It performs well with a good bokeh. It gets the most use of all my M lenses.

  • @paulfarley8023
    @paulfarley8023 23 дня назад +2

    Love the three 🦆🦆🦆
    And what a lovely gentleman on the food stall 👍

    • @MikeChudley
      @MikeChudley  23 дня назад

      Yeah that falafel was delicious

  • @ACatCalledBaudelaire
    @ACatCalledBaudelaire 23 дня назад +2

    The only real differences between the Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm and the Summicron-C 40mm are the filter thread sizes and the price. The Leica gets a not-insignificant bump in price.

    • @Tekrel
      @Tekrel 22 дня назад +1

      When I researched this before at least the v1 of the minolta is just a leica with minolta slapped on it . V2 was the minolta version with different coating.

  • @SourPlanet
    @SourPlanet 23 дня назад +1

    Legendary lens. Maybe best bang for the buck on any system period?
    I love that these options exist. There's a few of them. Like the 90/4, for instance. It unlocks robust kit for just a few hundred dollars. After just buying Leica bodies, that can be super helpful!

  • @test-uf2fs
    @test-uf2fs 20 дней назад

    I like a lot the comments of the photos you took. Very instructive. Thanks.

  • @CrueLoaf
    @CrueLoaf 10 дней назад

    Bagged one for £500. Paired it with my M9-P. Enjoyed using it.

  • @fnm04
    @fnm04 22 дня назад +2

    Photos are fire and show your talent for street photography! This lens is looks really fun to use, would love to use it on an M

  • @aljawad
    @aljawad 23 дня назад

    Nice video and super results !I’d love to get this lens and use it on both film & digital M bodies!

  • @girdwoodinc
    @girdwoodinc 22 дня назад +1

    Great lens for travelling, currently have it on my bessa as it’s got 40mm framelines originally got it with my CL

  • @timblass4811
    @timblass4811 23 дня назад

    Great video. I love older lenses. I have my new lenses and camera bodies for work and assignments but then love to experiment with different vintage lenses for character and rendering on my XE4 aka budget Leica. ❤

  • @gottanikoncamera
    @gottanikoncamera 22 дня назад

    Nice shots!
    The 40mm Cron was my entry into the Leica world along with a CL and CLE. It’s such a great lens with its own distinctive look. Still have it paired to a CLE for those days I want something smaller than an M.

  • @islandbyfilm
    @islandbyfilm 23 дня назад +2

    The image at 1:17 is 🔥

  • @flickmerauld9858
    @flickmerauld9858 22 дня назад +1

    Really nice images. 40mm is my favourite focal length for street photography. Those old Leica lenses are amazing. I have a 1970 Summicron 50/f2 (v3) and an Elmar 90/f4 from the 50s. Bargain prices and lovely results, so much depth and character to vintage Leica glass -

    • @MikeChudley
      @MikeChudley  22 дня назад +1

      Thank you! Appreciate the comment.

  • @davidbrighten2572
    @davidbrighten2572 23 дня назад +1

    Check out the Voigtlander 40mm Heliar. Modern lens and it is even smaller!

  • @Bryan-lu4du
    @Bryan-lu4du 20 дней назад

    Excellent shots. This was the first Leica lens I had ever owned and I miss it a lot. I took some awesome street photos with it in Memphis years ago. I think I’ll pick it up again and this time not sell it.

  • @eelco6587
    @eelco6587 21 день назад +1

    Hi Mike,
    40mm is one of my favourite focal lengths for street. Does the M11-P have a gridline matching 40mm? I am using a Voigtlander Bessa R3A which has a 40mm gridline, together with the Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f1.4.

  • @tobiasschmidt1662
    @tobiasschmidt1662 21 день назад

    I totaly agree with every thing said. I own one myself and love it - ultra small and light, but still very operatable, sharp and contrasty but still has a lot of caracter in my oppinion. I prefer it to my 35mm cron ASPH

  • @stuartmills.size11photography
    @stuartmills.size11photography 21 день назад

    Great idea for a project passing the lens around.
    Be careful getting into vintage lenses, it's a slippery slope!😂 I love how they all render slightly differently and the different bokeh you get from them. So much nicer than modern glass.

  • @wbhub
    @wbhub 9 дней назад

    My favorite lens is the Voigtlander 40mm f/2 that I use on my Leica FM2. I much prefer 40mm to 35mm, even though I think the optics in my Voigtlander 35mm f/2 are a slightly better.

  • @RS-Amsterdam
    @RS-Amsterdam 22 дня назад

    Interesting video
    Very nice lens and interesting project to let the lens travel the world and collect images shot with it.
    Just a tip, with older lenses (vintage) set your camera (in your cases) to 18 or 36 MP.
    They are not performing optimal on high MP sensors
    M10 - 24 would be the better camera for it.
    Never the less, some amazing shots you took with it.
    And again thanks for sharing them !

  • @lensman5762
    @lensman5762 23 дня назад

    I think that the best 40mm that I have is the one on my Olympus RD, the superb F-Zuiko 40mm F1.7 . These guys were designed for the Leica/Minolta CL film cameras as the Ms do not have a frame line for 40mm, you just have to select the 35mm and work inside that frame. The filter sizes are very strange and filters very hard to come by and expensive. The Leica version is more rare than minolta because Leica just pulled the plug on this lens without notice in 1976 after just three years of production.

  • @frankfurter7260
    @frankfurter7260 20 дней назад

    I have this lens and the Leica CL. I never use them. I’m all in on digital and mirrorless. 😀

  • @piazzatron
    @piazzatron 23 дня назад

    How do you find shooting your M11-P with liveview on? I love my M11 to death and use liveview frequently, but there's a perceptible lag for me with LV that makes capturing the decisive moment difficult. No such issue with LV off.

  • @andersphansson8335
    @andersphansson8335 23 дня назад +1

    Great video! 👍🏻🇸🇪😄 can you show How y carry your gopro?

  • @leandert2123
    @leandert2123 21 день назад

    check out the 28mm f5.6 summaron, it's the most compact Leica lens I know of (produced by Leica)

  • @justamanwithanopinion
    @justamanwithanopinion 23 дня назад +1

    What's the difference between a chickpea and lentil?
    I wouldn't let a lentil on my face... And Parsons is allergic to one of them!

  • @MrChrisWhitten
    @MrChrisWhitten 22 дня назад

    Voigtlander 40mm in M mount is easy to find and great.

  • @michaelwplant
    @michaelwplant 19 дней назад

    Mike, I would love to have a go with this lens before you pass it along to someone in another country. I am based in London so it would be easy to meet up and pass it along,
    Michael

  • @vincepetitjean
    @vincepetitjean 22 дня назад

    do you usually use the rear screen or the rangefinder patch?

  • @garymc8956
    @garymc8956 22 дня назад

    I have the 28 Elmarit and would love a 40 with the same dimensions.

  • @ka_sh_iif
    @ka_sh_iif 23 дня назад

    Might be a silly question but, does this lens bring up frame lines or do you have to estimate? I’m referring to using the OVF

    • @Tekrel
      @Tekrel 22 дня назад

      Estimate .

    • @Ben-cx8de
      @Ben-cx8de 10 дней назад

      It brings up the 50mm frame lines or you can mod it to bring up the 35mm ones.

  • @thedarkslide
    @thedarkslide 23 дня назад

    7:09 This is not exactly true from what I understand. The Leica 40mm is actually made in Germany and it was specifically made for the Leica CL, the only Leica M with 40mm frame lines ever. Minolta did not make the Leica branded lenses as far as I know. You should be able to tell from the "made in Germany" label on the Leica lenses. The Minolta branded lenses were made by Minolta, they are made in Japan. These were not made for the CL, but the later CLE which Minolta launched on its own when Leica abandoned the CL as it feared it would cannibalize M5 sales. The 40mm Rokkor is excellent. I would guess that it has better lens coatings than the older 40mm Summicron.

  • @gordonbrown5901
    @gordonbrown5901 23 дня назад

    Check out the Nikon 45mm GN lens (F mount). .

  • @johnarnsdorf
    @johnarnsdorf 19 дней назад

    If only James Popsys still had his Leica....

  • @QKvox
    @QKvox 23 дня назад

    If I had to choose one lens it would be a 40mm. Awesome shots as usual

    • @MikeChudley
      @MikeChudley  23 дня назад +1

      I would usually disagree... but after this video I'm thinking otherwise haha

  • @ChrisConner1
    @ChrisConner1 23 дня назад

    I'd love to hear from someone who knows lens design why pancake lenses are often (usually) 40mm or vice versa. Anyone? I'm just curious as to the design elements. Takes fewer pieces of glass to do a good job at that focal length based on RI?

    • @jpm5205
      @jpm5205 22 дня назад

      If I had to venture a guess, 40mm is the closest to real life. The lens elements are effectively windows that don't need to bend light as other focal lengths.

  • @streetjam1225
    @streetjam1225 23 дня назад

    when are you getting your central incisor thooth done ?
    :D

    • @MikeChudley
      @MikeChudley  23 дня назад

      😂😂😂 i do need to do that

    • @streetjam1225
      @streetjam1225 23 дня назад

      @@MikeChudley yeah invest in yourself first then the leicas 😄cheers mate

    • @MikeChudley
      @MikeChudley  23 дня назад

      You’re so lovely 😂

  • @tomfreda7107
    @tomfreda7107 10 дней назад

    Hey, Mike. Love the video. It coincides with my own views of the lens. I have one for sale that's recently been CLAd and looks like new. You mentioned you're looking for one, so I sent you an email to give you details. Please check, in case it went to spam.

  • @n8rboy
    @n8rboy 23 дня назад

    Suit + leather gloves = assassin
    Good thing you didn't get his face in the photo!

  • @lindabarr7246
    @lindabarr7246 22 дня назад

    Pass the lens on to Matt Day

  • @benbunch4159
    @benbunch4159 23 дня назад

    Oh damn it please don't make Minolta lenses expensive.

  • @GillesQuennevilleGQ
    @GillesQuennevilleGQ 22 дня назад

    You never put your eye in the Rangefinder. Strange.

  • @gotto510
    @gotto510 16 дней назад

    Wow ライカ ‼︎ 素晴らしいPOV Vlog動画ありがとうございます 日本より Japan

  • @benjstory
    @benjstory 21 день назад

    I think me Mike ;)

  • @TheArtisticFlavor
    @TheArtisticFlavor 21 день назад +1

    Maybe you shouldn't post a picture of an actual human and have the caption be "underwhelming subject".

  • @gilberttripet6989
    @gilberttripet6989 23 дня назад

    In my opinion, short pants should be banned for photographers ! 😝

  • @MarsArseniy
    @MarsArseniy 22 дня назад +1

    👍