Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tom, The Elmar(it) is something I have not considered. Maybe it _might_ be the perfect complement to the Noctilux. I'll look it up. Thanks. Ben TTAbrahams@aol.com wrote: > Ben, I have the full complement of leica 50's, nocti, -lux,-crons and > also the > 2.8/50 elmar(it). The Nocti is heavy,bulky and will cope with the > really low > light. The 50 Summilux is, in my mind, a compromise lens. It is an old > design > and performance wise it is adequate, the Summicron is the Legend and > deserves > the praise heeped on it. The latest version ( with the collapsible > hood) lacks > the little focussing tab and that is a major flaw in my mind ( I put > one on > it), but for true portability and a really excellent price/performance > ratio, > try the 50/2,8 Elmar(it). It is small, light and performs like a > champ. > Slightly softer than the Summicron wide open, but holds is own after > that. > Looks really unassuming on a black M and doesn't "threaten" the > subject the > same way a Nocti or Summilux does. The early version of this lens had > a > rotating aperture mount which drove me nuts. Every time you tried to > change > the aperture, you also shifted the focus. The new version has a > parallell > mount, the index for the aperture ring stays put. Of course it has the > same > 39mm filter thread that the 35/2 and 50/2 has. If you have a chance, > shoot a > roll with one of these and see how good it is. Nice,lightweight > complement to > the Noctilux. > Tom A