Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>The Nikon glass, Leica body combination is in current revival with the >Cosina lenses. It's precisely why I don't like using the CV lenses, as it >reminds me of their 60-70's tonality. >Having been literally brought up on the coolness of Leitz, Zeiss, and >Schneider glass, the 'nikon' look grates on my visual sensibility. Hmmm... you may be onto something. I ended up selling my 50mm f/1.5 Nokton because I preferred the smoothness of the 50mm f/2 Summicron. Something about the colors / sharpness was diffferent. Difficult to put my finger on, but it was a definite difference. I'm tempted to get the 35mm f/1.2 to complement my 35mm f/2 Summicron, but I know I'll end up with the Summi on most of the time anyway (because it's lighter/smaller if anything), so why waste $800? Karen -- Karen Nakamura http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/