Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/25

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Subject: [Leica] Playing with the Hektor 6,3/2,8cm & Leica IIIF
From: gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)
Date: Tue Jul 25 08:02:49 2006
 
Daniel Ridings writes in part: 

> 
> Is the 3.5 Summaron a low-profile lens? All I have to compare with now
> is a Jupiter-12 and it sticks out more than a 35/2.0 Summicron. On the
> other hand, the Jupiter-12 has a deep recess that functions like a
> lens shade.
> 

Daniel,

This lens make for a compact package with a LTM camera - much more so than 
the Jupiter 12 which I consider more appropriate for Leica M cameras. The 
Summaron is a very good performer especially when you consider the era in 
which it was developed.

Regards,

Greg