Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Slobodan, Well, you are just preaching to the choir on that suggestion. Summarits have a wonderful look wide open to 2.8, but then so do Summars, and the early uncoated Elmars. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 2/24/06, Slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov@charter.net> wrote: > > On the other hand, a new Elmar-M and a Summarit just might be a > killer combination. > > Slobodan Dimitrov > Studio G-8, > Angels Gate Cultural Center > http://sdimitrovphoto.com > > > > > > On Feb 24, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Don Dory wrote: > > > Steve, > > I know that others have chimed in, but the newer version is by far > > preferable if you are after cutting sharp images on film. Besides > > multicoating which doesn't add much to a triplet, Leica moved the > > aperture > > ring and vastly improved the performance of this ancient design. > > But heck, > > used Elmars are pretty cheap so buy a post war one and a current > > one. :) > > > > Don > > don.dory@gmail.com > > > > > > On 2/24/06, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > >> > >> Is there any optical difference between the old chrome 50/2.8 > >> collapsible Elmars of the 1950's to 1974, and the newer 50/2.8 > >> Elmars which were issued starting sometime in the 1990's... > >> > >> Does anyone experienced in using these lenses see any differences in > >> the photos from them? > >> > >> Which vintage is preferable if in good shape, and the cost not > >> considered? > >> > >> I appreciate your advice, Steve > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >