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#Overgaard leica 50mm summicron manual#
With the X-Pro1 set to Aperture priority mode (basically by default of having a manual aperture lens) you don’t need to worry about settings things up manually, you select the aperture on the lens and the camera will select the right shutter speed and ISO is you have that set to auto. This doesn’t happen all the time and is very much dependent on the background, you do have to be aware of it and be careful where you shoot to get the best out of the lens.įUJIFILM X-Pro1 (50mm, f/1, 1/750 sec, ISO200) As you see below, the leaves in the background are not all that smooth and there are some strange things going on in the second image with the highlights on the right side of the frame. However, where the Fujinon 60mm macro has beautifully smooth bokeh even under difficult conditions, the Summicron does suffer from rather fussy bokeh under the wrong circumstances. Images are sharp with nice contrast from the Summicron. With the official Fujifilm Leica M-mount you can define specific settings for the lens, distortion, vignette control etc to be applied to the JPEGs as well.įUJIFILM X-Pro1 (50mm, f/1, 1/35 sec, ISO200)įUJIFILM X-Pro1 (50mm, f/1, 1/550 sec, ISO200) The lens works well on the X-Pro1 and with the X-Pro1 menu option you can set the correct focal length of the lens to show up in the EXIF data – although as with all manual lenses, you don’t get any information on the aperture, so you have to note it down if you want to remember the settings.
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Click on any of the images here to get a larger version.įUJIFILM X-Pro1 (50mm, f/1, 1/480 sec, ISO200)
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I thought I’d be forever zooming in and out with the manual focus aid on the X-Pro1, but with the high quality high-resolution screens on the X-Pro1 it is surprisingly easy to manual focus and get it right using the normal EVF/rear LCD view without having to resort to the MF zoom aid.Ĭlose up focus is a breeze and you get a super shallow depth of field with the combined f/2.0 aperture and 75mm equivalent focal length. I was expecting the manual focus to be a real pain, but one of the great things about this Summicron is the tab on the focus ring that your finger falls into below the lens and makes adjusting the focus super quick. It’s simply a beautiful piece of engineering and you can’t help but admire it for that alone. I can see why some Leica shooters might think that the Fujinon lenses are “too light” – though when carrying them around in my bag all day I’d have to disagree! It’s a very solid heavy feeling lens, and despite the age, everything on it still has a silky smooth feel to it. The Summicron is the image of sexiness on the front of the X-Pro1! It just looks fantastic doesn’t it?! Retro cool! ?Īs soon as you hold the lens you can feel the quality. The one I had was in absolute mint condition and relatively, a bargain!įUJIFILM FinePix X100 (23mm, f/4, 1/140 sec, ISO400) You can still buy this same non-aspherical version new for the basement price of £1550. Despite the lens being around 25 years old, and although the lens design changed in 1994, the optical design has stayed the same until this day, and only recently have Leica introduced a newer aspherical design (which is a cool £5400!). The lens I managed to get was one from the mid 80’s, pre-asph. For those that don’t know, Leica name their lenses based on the maximum aperture, so a Summicron is an f/2.0 lens. Luckily I did not have to wait for long as I found a Summicron 50mm lens on eBay that went relatively cheaply so I picked it up, along with both a 3rd party and the genuine Fujifilm Leica M adapter. While I waited for it’s price to drop, I bought a few cameras for youtube as I am planning to start my own channel quite soon. I’d been wanting to use some Leica glass on my X-Pro1 for a long time, but it doesn’t come cheap so I kept putting it off. Using a Leica Summicron 50mm with the Fujifilm X-Pro1