Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/25
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I have to say I like to use 50 summicron a lot...more than I enjoy the 35
summicron asph. I originally thought my 35 summicron asph would be my
primary lens...that was when I purchase the system. The 50 ended up to be
the choice in a natural process. Anyway, both of them are really sharp
lens.
regards,
ky fung
Failure Analysis
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Buzz Hausner
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00-12-22 20:38
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Nope. However, I actually prefer the spherical 35 Summicron to the
aspherical expression. I find my 50 Summicron to be a fine lens...sharp,
contrasty, great color, nice bokeh. I use the fifty a great deal.
Buzz Hausner
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From: Robert Appleby [mailto:robert.appleby@tin.it]
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 2:47 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] 50 summicron
Just back from a few days at Brian Stevens' place in London, where I also
met up with John Brownlow to discuss our plans to achieve universal
domination. Unfortunately we've had to reschedule our assumption of power
by a couple of months, but despite this disappointment we had a nice time
wondering in the gloom of London. Brian has just recently bought a 50
summicron, as I did also a couple of months ago, and we were both noting
how disappointed we are with the results. There's a definite feel/look to
the new 35 asphs which leaves the 50/2 for dead. Brian uses the 35/2 and I
use the 35/1.4. If I have understood Erwin's comments on the 50/2, it has
excellent resolution etc but my feeling is that the newer lenses have a
much greater _perceived_ sharpness. Put slides from the 50 next to the
35/1.4 or 24/2.8 asphs and they really look soft and wishywashy. Well,
that's what I felt, anyway, does anyone have the same/conflicting feelings?
Meanwhile, Happy Christmas and so on.
Rob.
Robert Appleby