Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Summilux vs. Summicron
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 19:41:49 -0400

I own both a DR Summicron and an early 80's vintage 50 Summilux.  The
Summicron *may* be a tad sharper, but I prefer the overall look of the
images produced with the summilux.  The Summilux is a great lens, by any
measure.  

Dan C.

At 08:07 PM 13-07-99 -0400, you wrote:
[snip]
>
>And so I ask what I might gain and what I might loose by selling the
>50mm Summicron and picking up a late-70's vintage 50mm Summilux?
>Specifically, what will I gain and what will I loose in terms of image
>quality? Perhaps in an ideal world I might own both but not being
>amongst the wealthy I can't afford it so it's not an option.
>
>  rwyble@erols.com
>  Richard J. Wyble
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