Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark: Someone mentioned Photodo and I paid them a visit. According to their report the 50 f2.0 Summicron performed at the top of the list. That, I guess, makes it the best. Think I'll order one asap. Damn, forgot, already have two of them. :-P Walt Mark Langer wrote: > I have another naieve question -- what constitutes the "best"? It > seems to > me that there is no one "best" lens unless you make clear the criteria > that > one uses to determine what "best" means. Value for money? Sheer optical > performance? Do compactness, balance when mounted on the camera, speed, > ability to mount on both a screwmount and bayonet body, etc. matter in > this > evaluation? Depending on the criteria, I could opt for any one of a > number > of lenses to suggest, even with the limitation of only speaking of ones I > have used personally. > > Mark > > On 5/11/06, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > >> >> On May 11, 2006, at 8:15 AM, Mark Langer wrote: >> >> > How can people say that this lens is the best when it isn't even >> > available >> > yet? >> >> >> easy Mark... the same way they can compare two lenses that they have >> never used, and with absolute authority select the best... >> >> :-) >> >> Steve >> >> > >> > Enquiring minds want to know. >> > >> > Mark >> > >> > On 5/11/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: >> >> >> >> Daniel, I put a down payment of $100 on that new Heliar two months >> >> ago. >> >> I'm hoping that my serial number will be 0000003. >> >> -- >> >> Jeffery >> >> >> >> ---- Daniel Ridings <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > On 5/11/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: >> >> > > Now, this isn't a "What should I buy?" question because I >> >> have nearly >> >> all >> >> > > of them already. >> >> > >> >> > Ahem ... >> >> > http://www.cameraquest.com/inventor.htm >> >> > >> >> > scroll down to the 50/2.0 Heliar. You're going to need that one >> >> and you >> >> know it. >> >> > >> >> > > I have a pretty good idea of what most folks would say, but >> >> wondered >> >> if I am >> >> > > right. If the Department of Homeland Security dictated that a >> >> photographer >> >> > > could have only one lens, a 50 (so you couldn't take pictures of >> >> places you >> >> > > planned to attack), what would it be? Oh, and it has to be Leica. >> >> > >> >> > Since it would be very difficult and time consuming to really >> >> take all >> >> > of the variables into consideration and give them correct >> >> answers ... >> >> > I'd get boring on you and opt out with ... >> >> > >> >> > Summicron >> >> > >> >> > You really can't go wrong with a Summicron. I'd never have to look >> >> > back and wonder if I made the right choice. >> >> > >> >> > Daniel >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >