Re: [Leica] nokton v. summilux

["Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>]

Steve-
When I said 'older' Summilux- I meant one of the earlier Summiluxes.... The
one with the vented clip on hood
It is indeed newer that the Summarit, but not by too many years!

Dan ( OOPS....I meant to do that!) Post
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Steve LeHuray <icommag@toad.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] nokton v. summilux


> Dan,
> The Summilux cannot be 'older' than the Summarit as the Summilux was the
> replacement for the Summarit/1.5 and the look of both lenses is similiar.
> Steve
> Annapolis
>
> ----------
> >From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>
> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] nokton v. summilux
> >Date: Thu, Apr 13, 2000, 1:43 PM
> >
>
> > Tom ( I cut the long post) Finnegan-
> > I am currently using an older black Summilux 50- the one with the clamp
on
> > shade, and 14163 cap on an M6, and a Summarit-M on an M4, and to be
honest
> > with you- I cannot tell the difference in the two when looking at the
> > negatives or the scans.
> > I owe this to one of three things- one, either the CLA that Sherry did
on
> > the Summarit brought it within specs of the older uncleaned Summilux-
that
> > certainly doesn't look like it needs cleaning!. Two- I use HP5 or Delta
400,
> > and they just don't have the resolution to show the differences of these
two
> > lenses. Three- My eyes are going, and noone has told me!
> > I shoot rarely wide open- but when I do, I am sure that my camera shake
> > would hide any difference! Stopped down- and I have used a resolution
chart
> > for the f5,6 to f11 range on both lenses- and I couldn't tell any
> > significant difference, and that is the situation in which I find myself
for
> > the most part- shooting at f5,6 to f8. I have noticed that the prices or
the
> > Summarit has come down recently, and buying a user in decent condition,
> > having Sherry or someone do a good CLA on it, and you would have a Leica
> > lens, reasonably fast, and half the cost- at least- of a Summilux.
> > Dan ( My opinion only) Post
> >