Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:51 PM 1998-11-18 -0000, Jem Kime, man of mystery, wrote: >If you still need cheaper than >a Summilux (and try to aim there for the post '68 version) then look out for >the Canon 50/1.4 (obviously with a screw to M adapter), that was reckoned to >be as good as the Leica Summilux of the day, (early 60s). Well, it is close, but not quite up there. But you might wish to try a 1.5/50 Jupiter-3. The freight is cheap, $US 100 or so, and IF you get a good one, it IS on par with the Summilux. Get a very early (to 1966) or very late (after '86) one if you can -- the first two digits of the serial number are the years of manufacture. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!