Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 03:30 PM 01-08-97 -0400, Marc wrote: [snip] >DISPUTED POINT: Many disagree with the following. I feel that the changes >made to the more common lenses (2/35, 2/50, and 2/90) over the past thirty >years have been made to produce GOOD results from lenses which are cheaper >to make than their predecessors. Thus, I prefer the 2/50 DR to the current >Summicron. My first leica Lens was a 50 Summicron (the latest optical formula, #31blahblah). I never got bad results with it, but was never overly thrilled with it, either. I eventually traded it to someone for a 50 Summilux. A few months ago I purchased a DR Summicron complete with eyes. This appears to be the lens I had hoped my first Summicron would be. All images produced with my "new" DR appear very sharp, nice contrast, nice colour, at all openings, centre and edge. Close-ups with the eyes are excellent. It is a wonderful lens, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a less expensive alternative to buying a new 50. I realize that Irwin Puts has measured the current Summicrons to be better lenses, but... My only question now is, what to do with my Summilux? Dan C.