Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can't agree with you there. Lenses that may be wonderful for one person might be stinkers for another. It all depends on what you like to shoot. I have sold several Leica lenses which just did not perform well in the conditions I needed them to: 21/3.4SA: Really only an f4 lens as it flares badly wide open. There is a fix on the web somewhere which involves disassembling the rear optical group and blackening the edges of one of the elements. Bought the 21A to replace it (see below). 21/2.8A: Too soft in the corners when wide open and close. Hardly surprising I suppose. Switched to 24/2.8A which is much better in this regard. Again not surprising considering the reduced coverage. 50/2: Too much veiling glare for my liking. Both the Noctilux and SummiluxA normals that followed are fine. 90/2.8 TE : Flared with light coloured tones never mind light sources. Both the 90/2.8 Elmarit-M and the 90/2AA that followed are fine. The people who bought the lenses from me are happy so my habit of shooting wide open into light sources may be a bit rarer than this list would seem to indicate. Not Leica bashing mind you! I love my 35/1.4 Asph and the lens which replaced the ones I sold. John Collier On Oct 12, 2004, at 7:33 PM, Summicron1@aol.com wrote: > um, you wanna take pictures or admire optical charts? > > If you want to take pictures, get any one you can find, Leica made no > bad > glass, with the possible excption of a couple of dogs in the late > 1940s. > Otherwise, they all, repeat ALL, excellent, at worst. > > If you wanna get the best optical charts, I can't help you. I take > perfecctly > lovely pictures with a mid-50s summicron, a late-50s or early 60s 35mm > summaron, and a very early 21mm Super Angulon. > > lovely optics, all of them. > > charles trentelman > > > In a message dated 10/12/04 1:12:21 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org > writes: > > >> Well, >> >> The "no pixels" bug (at least not all the time) finally got me. I >> must have >> been hanging around here too much... >> So, my CL got a bigger brother,? a M4-2 in good shape, and now I'm >> thinking >> of buying a 50 Summilux for it. No Summicron, no Noctilux, sorry. >> >> Should I go for the 1st version or the last one of this beauty? >> >> Every pro and con is warmly welcomed. >> >> Merci, >> Philippe >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >