Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] How good is the 50mm Summitar?
From: "Ethel Red" <ethel_red@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 22:34:04 -0400
 
>From: Vick Ko <vick.ko@sympatico.ca>
>
>How good is the 50mm Summitar?
>
>I am thinking of getting a new "old" lens for my LTM.
>
>Does the Summitar have appealing attributes?

I rarely use mine at full aperture. But at f4 through f11 mine is terrific. 
These are all pretty old now, (50 years or so) so you may need to get the 
focusing and aperture rings cleaned and lubed. Mine was pretty gummed up 
when I bought it.

PJW
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