Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have both, the old 1st version and the last non-asph version of the 35mm Summicron. The last non-asph version is absolutly better, compared to the 1st version. Meino >>Have any of you used both the old, 1st version of the 35 mm f/2 >>Summicron-M and the most recent, non-asphirical, version at the same >>time? If so, do you have any observations or comments on their relative >>performance? I have one of the chrome 1st versions, and am considering >>buying a recent model now that many nice examples are available at >>semi-reasonable prices. My normal photographic subjects are urban >>scenes, villages, and buildings, typically 10 m away and further. >>Occasionally I photograph busy subjects like market stalls at 3-5 m