Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like the older glass and the older look. I've had mixed luck with the Russian lenses (some of them have some poor threads, I can't get them completely on the body). But I seem to be a non-asph person. And I hold in the highest esteem good shots taken with humble equipment over good shots taken with the best. Sometimes, Daniel makes me feel downright worthless when he blows me away with Russian optics or a Rolleicord. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Don Dory Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 9:13 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] re: 50mm lens Greg, Trust me, I possibly have as many lenses as Jeffery, just not the 1.2Hexanon. I treasure the unique look of the old stuff and use where it is appropriate. With that said, if you want a flare free very crisp image, it is hard to beat the modern glass. It may not be sexy, but it delivers when you don't know what you will be shooting. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 5/24/06, GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote: > > Don Dory writes: > > > When you go into the photo collections of museums and look at the > > imagestaken forty/fifty years ago many of them are quite sharp. I > > don't think that time machines had been invented yet so the lenses > > must > have > > been at least OK. :) > > > > Virtually all of my Leica lenses from the early 1950's are both sharp > and provide a unique signature. They impart a look that you just > aren't going to get from the modern glass and non digital glass. I > wouldn't trade my 1959 35/2 or my 1967 DR Summicron for the current > asph lens. > > There is occasion ranting about these lenses on the list, but if you > look at who's doing the ranting you realize pretty quickly that > they've never used the older glass. > > Regards, > > Greg > > > _______________________________________________ > 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