My copy, doesn't rattle and the aperture ring is snug and positive clicking to the aperture stops. It is quite sharp in the centre wide open with a heavy fall-off as you go out from the centre. Stopping down expands the centre field of focus, reaching optimum at F8. It glows in the highlights when wider than F2.8. It's an enjoyable to use, unpretentious, honest vintage 50mm "cron".
If something is rattling in your lens, disassemble it. The screw that holds the focus ring internally often gets loose. Disassembly is super easy and worth knowing to take care of your lens
@@frozenf8 it doesn't bother you know but if it's rattling there is a chance it gets caught when focusing. Usually it gets caught right as you reach infinity or minimum focus distance. Disassembly is super easy. I did it myself in 10 mins with the right tools
I have a similar lens and it is graduated in meters. It appears that your copy of this lens was part of the US military stationed in Japan purchase program. Canon IIF rangefinder cameras were sold with red EP markings on the body paired with the 50/1.8 LTM lens.
Canon RF lenses were sold in the US market marked in feet, not just in the EP (military post exchange) outlets during occupation after WWII. In most of the world otherwise, they were marked in metric. This style of 50mm lens was made long after the IIf body was history.
You should have had a cla of lens done in order to get the optimum results. You describe a kens with loose elements and loose aperture. When cla'd and performing at its best , ir is equal to a Leica Summicron version 3 by f2 8. I did these tests myself after ha ing the Canon kens cla-'d.
Interesting, I have the same lens but mine is in meters not feet. Do you have any more information on the lens hood you use? I have been searching for a square lens hood that fits the lens but haven't been successful in finding one. Thanks for the video.
They probably have released two versions of this lens, one for us market and one for european market. The hood is from my Leica 35mm summicron. It is a plastic one though! I think if you look at amazon you can find third party square hoods. Even TTArtisan 35mm has a square hood for their 35mm.
I have a Canon lens FD 50mm 1: 1.8. Also have a Canon LENS MOUNT CONVERTER B to use this lens on my Leica iiif. How do I secure this converter to the lens? Hello frozen f8, maybe you can solve my problem.
@@frozenf8 Thank you Frozen f8, I found out how to get it on, . I have a Canon FD 28mm f2.8 lens that is huge and the smaller 50mm f1.8. My latest buy has been a Jupiter 12 35mm f2.8 which is very small and it came with a viewfinder. It looks OK on my iiif. It does not need a converter!
Just mount the converter B to lens and then screw on the Barnack. You will get infinity focus but the rest you must estimate. Not worth the trouble unless you want to shoot at infinity all the time. I would suggest using with 28 mm and wider lens for the depth of field.
Ridiculous to judge this 60 year old lens build. How many 60 year old Leica lenses have you handled lately. When it comes to lenses that are more than half a century old the variation from one to another is incalculable. The only question is how well does it perform. I own an excellent example of this lens and for my money the IQ equals any Summicron or Summar I have tried from the same era.
Glad to see your copy is in good condition. Mine was ok and IQ was ok too, I just didn't "click" with this lens the way I expected, but I know that it's a good lens and totally capable of producing awesome results.
