Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1995/11/03

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Subject: Re: 35mm Summicron lens...
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@gp.magick.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 23:23:00 PST
 
** Reply to note from sachse@msc.cornell.edu 11/02/95  5:55pm -0500 
> Note, I'm not knocking the Aspheric. It's just that  
> 	not everybody needs one.  
>  
 
That may be true, that we don't need an asperic, I'm using the   
Summicron because of the price I paid - $850. But I want the Aspheric,   
because the performance is significantly better. And heck, those tiny   
lenses are nothing after carrying my EOS1n with the 70-200L 2.8, power   
booster and 2x converter. Shees, talk about heavy metal! 
 
The 35 Summilux is the oldest lense design in the M line. Back to the   
late 50s or early 60s, and most people consider its performance wide   
open to be less than spectacular. Stopped down, it improves quite a   
bit.  
 



Regards, 
 
Eric Welch 
Grants Pass, OR