Flektogon 35/2.4 MC vs. Elmarit-R 2.8/35

darmodej

Hi, finaly got the Leica-R eos adapter to play with.

Here is a left edge midle 100% crop from a Canon 40D, focus cca. 50cm
Compared the Flektogon 35/2.4 MC vs. Elmarit-R 2.8/35 (2nd late series 2660000).

The result is quite bad for the flek, will try to get a second copy to test.

martinsmith99 · Expire: 2013-11-18

That looks like a Friday afternoon lens or one that has been opened by a butcher.

darmodej · Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:04 pm Post subject:

darmodej · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 4:11 pm Post subject:

got a good copy now, sorry for the 'test' here is the full open pix. much better the flek. the 'gloom' fully open is much more pronouced with the flek

Anu · Joined: 14 Apr 2009 Posts: 879

I took a picture of my lcd with my primary Flek 35/2.4 and it sure looks more like the Elmarit than the Fleks you tested Wink

Of course it is rather unscientific as I have a different monitor, different LCD and different camera, but, I'd say that this Flek you tested is maybe not a a monday copy, but perhaps a friday copy Wink

My second Flek on the other hand is somewhere inbetween the two copies you tested, but it does have quite a few scratches in the last element - anyone got a spare element to donate/sell to me?

LucisPictor · Expire: 2013-12-03

This shows the problem of this normally very fine lens.
When buying a Flek 2.4/35 you can get an excellent copy or an absolute dog!
The dispersion is enormous.

Whereas an Elmarit will most probably a very good lens (if it is in a good condition, of course!).

darmodej · Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:55 pm Post subject:

Sending the 1st (quite bad) copy to the 'best' service guy in Slovakia now, should be back in 2 weeks, lets see if it's a bad assebly issue, or screwed up piece in general. had this thing also with the Pancolar 1.8/50 MC, had 4 pieces of which all were quite different regarding sharpness and gloom fully open (all in very good shape). The best was the 'electric' version, also the better flek of the 2 tested is an 'electric' version. Didn't observe this variation in older Carl Zeiss Jena lenses - the zebra or all aluminium.

no-X · Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:25 pm Post subject:

I think the cause of various glow on different Pancolar copies is caused by different coating.

Orio · Expire: 2012-12-04

I used to have two 2.4/35 Fleks (both MC, one of them was "Aus Jena electric") and both were weak at edges wide open.
Then of course copy variation has an influence.
But I think it's safe to say that the 2.4/35 Flek is not a lens designed to be performing at the edges wide open.
Then of course it has other qualities like close up focusing capability, affordable price, very good sharpness from f/4 on.

darmodej · Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:00 pm Post subject: