Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc James Small wrote: > At 09:57 AM 4/26/05 +0100, Peter Dzwig wrote: > >>I agree about the Summarit; it is fast (1.5), soft-ish wide open, but >>pretty >>good stopped down. About $300 for a good one. That's why it is my standard > > lens > >>on my IIIf. But it isn't that light. > > > > A good Jupiter-3 can be had for $100 or less and it is ten times the lens > that the Summarit ever could beg to be. > > Marc > > > msmall@aya.yale.edu > Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! Ouch Marc! Years of using Russian cameras and lenses have taught me to be careful of both - unless I am lucky. Sorry but lenses are personal - even on Leicas - and I happen to like the Summarit. Any lens that can resolve a tree at 5 miles ain't all that bad. Peter