Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1995/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Reply-To: Eric Welch <ewelch@gp.magick.net> > Subject: Re: 35mm Summicron lens > > ** Reply to note from hisashi@lpd.sj.nec.com 11/01/95 08:40am PST > > I'm talkin about Leica M lenses, not R. > > Oh, my apologies. Okay, here's the facts. :-) > > The 35 Summilux M (standard and chrome) is the oldest formula in the M > line... <snip> .... the new Asperic .... is a stunner. > It's costs about $2,600 U.S. But how much is the regular one? About > $1,900? I say the extra $700 is worth it ... Hi - Hold on! I paid US$ 1100 for a brand new Summilux in Toronto in May. I stopped considering the Aspheric because it's about double that, plus the Aspheric is considerably bulkier. Not what I was looking for. So instead, I used the difference in $'s and bought another lens (90/f2.8) instead. And I've made some 24X36 enlargements and they look spectacular enough for me. Note, I'm not knocking the Aspheric. It's just that not everybody needs one. Happy shooting. -- Wolfgang Sachse ============================================================================= ,-----, ,-----, ,----, ,-, ,-, ,-----, ,-----, # Wolfgang Sachse | ,---; | ,-, | | ,--; | | | | | ,---; | ,---; # T&AM/Thurston Hall | `---, | |_| | | | | `--' | | `---, | `---, # CORNELL UNIVERSITY `---, | | ,-, | | | | ,--, | `---, | | ,---' # Ithaca, NY - 14853 USA ;---' | | | | | | `--; | | | | ;---' | | `---; # 607/255-5065; FAX-9179 `-----' `-' `-' `----' `-' `-' `-----' `-----' # sachse@msc.cornell.edu WWW Home Page: http://www.msc.cornell.edu/~sachse # =============================================================================