Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Alternate to current 35mm ASPH?
From: Marc James Small <msmall@infi.net>
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 23:15:54 -0500
References: <OE63ZARgqPCf9q4VeTX00001fb0@hotmail.com> <5.2.1.1.0.20030404211809.00b11c50@pop3.myrealbox.com>

The now-obsolete 1.4/35 Summilux is a delightfully small lens, even with
its hood, but many examples are prone to flare.

The best low-cost all-round solution, of course, is a 2.8/35 Jupiter-12
from Russia.  It is a clone of the Prewar Carl Zeiss Jena 2.8/3.5cm Biogon,
it is coated, and it is relatively small in size while capable of
magnificent resuls.  The one warning I would give is that you insist on a
right of return as, well, quality control has never been the strong point
of SPS production:  when they do good, they do REALLY good, but, then, when
they do bad, they do awful.

Jupiter-12's normally run around $75 and a good one is worth ten times the
price.

Marc

msmall@infi.net  FAX:  +276/343-7315
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