Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Used Summicron M 50 mm--vintage 1966
From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 06:57:08 -0800
 
>I have a DR Summicron M 50 mm, vintage 1960, purchased on Ebay.  I've
>learned photography with a Nikon F3 with 50 mm lens.  The Summicron
>images are riveting.  The Nikon 5 cm, vintage 1996, just can't get the
>fine detail in lace or facial tones the way the 1960 Summicron can.  You
>linger over the photos, then pick them back up and linger some more.
>Buy the 1966 Summicron.  Pay the man whatever he wants for it, and don't
>look back.
>
>Lee England



Another one bites the dust.

(Been a bit of dust biting 'round here lately!)

Guy