Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/29

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Subject: RE: [Leica] 35 asph Summicron
From: "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 17:55:32 +0100

I have a 35mm Summilux manufactured in the mid to late 60s. If I'm being
honest I don't need the extra stop that the Summilux provides. What are the
areas in which a new 35mm Summicron will outperform my Summilux?

Steve

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Johnny
Deadman
Sent: 28 March 2001 23:35
To: LUG
Subject: Re: [Leica] 35 asph Summicron


on 3/28/01 5:17 PM, John M. Holcomb at jmholcomb@fuse.net wrote:

> Thanks for the lens recommendations everyone sent me a couple of weeks
ago.
> I just got my first roll of Tri-X back, and I must say that the 35
Summicron
> asph is stunning-absolutely the best 35mm lens I've ever used. Once you
see
> the pics, there's no going back to anything else.

Except at f/1.4, where the asph lux is the clear winner :)
- --
Johnny Deadman

http://www.pinkheadedbug.com

Replies: Reply from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] 35 asph Summicron)