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Subject: [Leica] Voigtlander 50/2 Heliar Lens?
From: gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)
Date: Sun Nov 12 14:34:42 2006
References: <cf028ac613581.455736c3@shaw.ca> <000001c706a7$d3871960$4d45e344@GATEWAY>

Thanks Jeffery, just what I was looking for.

I wondered if VC could pull off a lens as sharp as the slow 50/3.5 in this 
optical formula. Sounds like they didn't make it.

Greg J. Lorenzo
Calgary, Alberta

----- Original Message -----
From: Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net>
Date: Sunday, November 12, 2006 3:13 pm
Subject: RE: [Leica] Voigtlander 50/2 Heliar Lens?

> I posted a few shots from it on my blog. 
> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
> 
> The build quality comes close to Leica. The optical quality does 
> not match
> the 50/3.5. It is a bit soft wide open, but improves with stopping 
> down.Bokeh is nice. Reminds me a bit of a 50/2 Jupiter. I need to 
> use it more.
> 
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf 
> Of GREG
> LORENZO
> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 3:59 PM
> To: Leica Users Group LUG
> Subject: [Leica] Voigtlander 50/2 Heliar Lens?
> 
> 
> Anyone got a link to on-line photos taken with this lens?
> 
> Anyone bought one? If so, what do you think of it? Optics, build 
> quality,value for the money?
> 
> TIA.
> 
> Greg J. Lorenzo
> Calgary, Alberta
> 
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Replies: Reply from jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] Voigtlander 50/2 Heliar Lens?)
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