Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Wed, 15 November 2000, Steve Beyer wrote: > > I would appreciate your take on the present and past Leica R 50mm lenses. > What would you recommend? > > Steve The current lenses, both Summicron-R and Summilux-R, are among the best SLR optics ever made in that focal length. Previous versions of the Summilux-R (E55 or Series VII filters) are considered adequate but not among the best of their contemporaries. Older Summicron-R lenses are quite good but at the widest apertures show more light fall-off than the current (E55 filter) version. If you include 60mm lenses, the Macro-Elmarit-R (any version) is also among the best. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt - -------------------------------------------------- Stay in touch with Northwestern and the world. Click http://www.nualumni.com to get your FREE Northwestern StartPage. Customize your own collection of the latest news, sports, stock quotes, and more. Check it out today!