Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My favorite 50 Summicron is the DR. It is old, but I like the way it works both in B&W and color! Ken Wilcox >i'm looking for advice on older version 50s. i currently use a >50 1.4 summilux-m 376xxxx on a M3 or M6. i'm quite happy with >its performance but friends have suggested trying some of the >earlier generation 50s because i shoot only b&w. > >apparently, there is some intangible quality in these lenses >which they are unable to articulate yet swear it's there and >not in the newer models. is this true? if so, which make and >generation. > >i don't really care about lp|mm or other technical specs >because i'm not really good enough to tell the difference. > >in addition to the 50, i also use the 35 2.0 ASPH summicron, >28 2.8 elmarit, 75 1.4 summilux and a 90 2.8 elmarit-m. >all are current generation, i use them all the time and i can't >say a negative thing about any of them. > >is there really some b&w magic in an older 50? > >tia for any advice, >fritz >nyc - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits Davison Middle School preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> 600 Dayton, Davison, MI 48423 <kwilcox@gfn.org>