Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:44 PM 12/8/03 +0100, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >Hi César, > >I second Henning (I think it was him) who recommended that you might take a look at >the Voigtlander/Cosina lenses if you are on a budget. You will get a much better >lens than some ancient Summaron, in which you will also have to invest good money >to have it cleaned. I have a 35/2.5 VC which I like very much for when I know that >I will not need the speed of my Summilux. There is also the 35/1.7. I don't know >where in Portugal you are, but it doesn't matter--you can order those lenses from >any of the reputable dealers in Germany and have a better lens for your M6 than the >Summaron, probably for a smaller outlay. > It pains me to disagree with the Learned Nathan but, in the end, you will do FAR better with a 2.8/35 Jupiter-12 than with this Cosina exercize. And the Jupiter-12 can be had for $US 50 to $US 100. Just insist on a right of return, and take some pictures with it. The LTM versions seem to be relatively flare-proof and the optical quality of a good one is magnificent. Marc msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html