Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry- I clipped the whole message, but I felt that if I ran on, then reiterating the whole thing might be tiresome! My recommendation would be to try any lens combination yourselve! I found that the newer lenses, with all their wonderful improvements, were not giving me the images and 'look' I was trying to achieve! I just bought a 1933 thin Elmar 90/4, uncoated, and I intend to sell my Summicron-90 (last non-asph) since I found the old Elmar gave me the look and bokeh I liked better! I sincerely regret selling my other Elmar 90 to a LUGGER, and should have put a caveat that if he didn't like it at some time, he'd send it back to me! I find that I use my Summarit more than I use the Summilux! I may have an exceptional copy of the Summarit, but after Sherry cleaned and collimated it, I found that its speed, and image rendering was more to my likeing that the Summilux-50 I have! The Bokeh is magnificent, and when I shoot people, especially the ladies, it renders a sharp image, but with a look that the Summilux can't match. Call me crazy! (my wife does, all the time!), but I think that the beauty of the Leica system is that there is a lens to match the creative vision of everyone out there- they have been making matchless optices for so long, that anyone can find something they like amoung the myriad of choices! Even after wheeling and dealing to get an M6, which I love, I still find that as often as not, I am stuffing the IIIa and the 35 Summaron into the pocket- 'just in case'! Erwin's contributions are superb- it's like reading about taking a Porsche Targa, opening it up-'to see what she'll do' without ever leaving your chair! It's interesting, and informative, but I am more like the guy that would take a slow speed tour in an old bath-tub Porsche- listening to the pop and crackle of the engine, feeling the road, and revelling in a slower but just as an enjoyable ride. Different strokes for different folks! Dan ( Still using Tri-X and D-76....) Post