Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]After experiencing several months of agonized reappraisal of my motives and of the moral balance of the universe...oh, hell, I just went and ordered one from B&H. Back-ordered, hopefully 2 weeks. I hope to have some revealing...I mean revelatory...photos to share before the beginning of the sixth year of the present millennium. --howard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Klein" <pklein@2alpha.net> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 12:23 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] SUMMILUX 50/1,4 Asph > > Welcome to the Internet, John. A place where one data point becomes a > trend in a few keystrokes. :-) > > Seriously, the new 50/1.4 ASPH has a new mechanism with floating elements. > So there may be some issues with experience of the assemblers or quality > control, where they need to learn from a mistake or two. And according to > Leica's sacred texts, their manufacturing tolerances are more precise than > the average bear's. So it's possible that it's a bit easier for something > to get out of whack if whacked during shipping, etc. > > As for having beaucoup bucks tied up in a lens that is still at the > factory. . . oh, well, we're in the Leica Universe. "A place where," as > Mr. Spock said, "our physical laws do not apply." Given Leica's size and > resources, all this is understandable, if not ideal. > > While the new 50/1.4 is hideously expensive, the pictures from it we've > seen so far are very, very good. Even on Web pictures. I'd love to see > some side by side 11 x 14 prints taken wide open and at f/2 with the old > and new 50 'Luxes and a Summicron. > > --Peter > > John Collier wrote: >> I keep hearing the problem with my lens as proving, or at least hinting >> darkly, that the design of the 50 Summilux-Asph must be flawed. Horse >> pucky!! Mine is the only lens I have heard that has had problems and I >> have read about almost ten others by now. Can't we treat mine as an >> unfortunate anomaly until proven otherwise? I think next time I'll keep >> my big mouth shut until a problem is resolved! > >> John Collier > >> PS: You can't seriously think that Tom wouldn't comment on an annoying >> sticky focus movement!!! > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information