Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have been using a six elemement 35 mm Wetzlar Summicron M (the type with the claw focusing tab). Is this version optically identical to the third generation Canadian lens? Some books say it is but the glass looks very different when you hold them side by side (not only the coating) but both front and rear elements seem larger in the Canadian version. Would there be any advantage to the later third generation Canadian. (I have a chance to purchase one). I am very happy with the Wetzlar version but the corners tend to get a bit soft at f2 and 2.8. Is the Cabadian version any better at these aperatures? Thank you, Joe Kelly