Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Do you recall the nature of the 'dissing' of the 50/2? Since the latest two versions of the lens are the same optically, the negative comments about the current version are all about mechanical design issues. The main complaint is about the built-in hood. It collapses too easily to provide any mechanical protection for the front of the lens, and it's smaller and potentially less effective than the removable hood of the previous version. In addition, the current version lacks the focussing tab which many (and I'm one) find to be a very ergonomic feature of the previous version. Paul Chefurka