Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 16 November 2000, Krechtz@aol.com wrote: > > I have an opportunity to buy the earlier lens at what appears to be an > attractive price ($400.00) I have been holding out for the later (55) > version, and it looks as if that is the thing to do. If the lens is not all > that impressive, it will be a $400.00 paperweight. > I suppose a better question would be how it stacks up against a lens I > already know well, the latest pre-Aspheric Summicron-M. All input is > welcome! > > Thanks, > Joe Sobel > Joe, As far as I know the earlier version is also an excellent lens. If my memory hasn't failed, at the time of its intoduction (1970?) Leitz claimed it was practially free of internal reflections, as is the current version. > Joe 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!