Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With all due respect, Walker, your Summar from the 30s may still be mechanically sound - as, btw, are many Nikon lenses from the 60s - but your Summar from the 30s is an optical joke compared to today's Leica lenses, or even today's Cosina lenses. So that fact that it's still around doesn't mean that, objectively, it should be. If you use it and enjoy it, more power to you, but please don't try to argue that it's anything approaching a first, or even second class lens by modern optical standards. B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Walker Smith Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 2:16 PM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] Why a digital M the aluminum barreled lenses that Nikon sold in the sixties are just plain loose and sloppy now. Even my Summar from the 1930's is still useable today in the same conditions it was good for in the thirties. An excellent point. Quality costs. There's simply no getting around it. I own a couple of Leica lens (35mm & 50mm Elmars) that pre-date the 1933 and up serial number range. They are both well-used and still as tight and smooth as one could wish for. That sort of quality comes at a price. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information