Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/09

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Subject: [Leica] Re:Advice needed on 35mm lens for Leica M
From: feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli)
Date: Wed Mar 9 10:50:14 2005
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNEELHBHAB.red735i@earthlink.net> <422E5EFC.2060400@cinemaminima.com> <001401c524a4$4314a4b0$24e84142@D1S9FY41> <003401c524af$3f6e7f10$24a0fea9@MacPhisto> <eeb1867d3235d9ac1d5aa46e6128fad5@earthlink.net> <00ed01c524cf$2cbc5f20$24e84142@D1S9FY41>

On Mar 9, 2005, at 9:41 AM, Seth Rosner wrote:

> Feli, although I loved my first version 35/2 Summicron (8-element), I 
> bought a second version  35/2 Summicron when first introduced, 
> thinking it had to be a better lens. It wasn't; in fact, for me 
> perhaps the least successful lens Leitz made in the past 40 years. 
> What made it a horrible deal was the fact that I sold my first version 
> Summicron, a black paint Wetzlar lens, for $120.   :-(

Gack!
8-)

feli


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