Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 9/1/01 9:07 am, David E. Strang at dstrang@up.net wrote: >> How does the 35/2 compare to the Summicron? I still don't have a 35mm lens >> in my arsenal, which is peculiar (given that I shot a Hexar, first version, >> for years). > > I used a 35f2 Caon for years and loved it. Nice size/weight, smooth and > quick to > focus. Image quality: contrasty and good flat field characteristics when > wide open. > A very good journalism lens. The Summicron is inferior wide open but after > f2.8, it > owns the Canon in every regard. I really like the 35/2. It blew the pants off my 35/1.4 (pre-asph) at anything wider than f/4, which is where these lenses tend to get used. Moreover it focuses MUCH closer than any Leica lens, and you don't have the parallax problem either. I would say it's a classic, personally. - -- Johnny Deadman http://www.pinkheadedbug.com