Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No question for me: combination 1. I chewed through 200 feet of tri-x in a month with these two lenses -- yeah, I know this is a low figure for this list, but high for the general public. If you own these two lenses, your lens situation will definitely NOT be the limiting factor in your shooting. Conventional wisdom about the Noctilux: great in high-contrast situations, flare-proof, but really a lens for the land of f/1 to f/2, since the 50 Summicron-M and Summilux-M will best it in most situations at f/2 and smaller apertures. The APO-Summicron 90 is harder to use as a general-purpose lens than the 75 Summilux-M, but I have not used it. It reputedly has no other weaknesses. You can't go wrong with the 35mm Summicron-M. I think that the biggest weakness of group 2 below is that neither the Noctilux nor the APO-Summicron-M 90 really can do general-purpose duty for your needs above 35mm. In the spirit of "I wouldn't push Juliette Binoche out of bed," I'll add that I slobber and pant just thinking about a Noctilux or an APO-Summicron 90. If some LUG members feel differently, there is little doubt we'll hear from them. :) - -Al > If cost is not a concern, which combination will you > > prefer? > 1. Summilux-M 35mm 1:1.4 ASPH > Summilux-M 75mm 1:1.4 > 2. Summicron-M 35mm 1:2 ASPH > Noctilux-M 50mm 1:1 > APO-Summicron-M [90] 1:2 ASPH __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/