Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At Wednesday 12/04/2000 18:38, Tom Finnegan wrote: >I have been following this thread with some interest since I recently went >through a bit of a process in deciding which 50 to buy. The lenses I >considered were: 50/2 DR, 50/2 with clip on hood, current 50/2, 50/1.4, >50/1.5 Summarit, 50/1.0, and the 50/1.7 Nocton. Make that 50/1.5 Nokton. >In Erwin Put's review of the Nocton he notes, "At f/2 the image becomes >more contrasty and especially the edge definition improves in the field. >But it is not up to the quality you expect from a topclass f/2 design. In [snip Erwin's review, we've all read it] None of this is surprising. The Nokton challenges the Summilux, not the Summicron. It is more modern, if mass produced. It out performs the Summilux, in much the same way and for the same reasons that the current Leica ASPH lenses outperform their non-ASPH ancestors. >For me, based on my criteria, the Summilux is the "better" lens. For Erwin, Many prefer the non-ASPH Leica lenses, too. A personal judgement, and a valid one. >The Nocton is an excellent lens at a great price, that in my mind is kind >of a poor man's Summicron. If I didn't feel like I would use the 50 FL I have to disagree. It is not *any* kind of Summicron. It is a stand-in Summilux, pending a new design from Leica. That is a personal judgement, of course. Regards John Bean