[Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM

[marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)]

At 12:06 PM 1/14/2007, Jeffery Smith wrote:
 >One of you asked about this lens last week. I took it out yesterday and 
 >shot
 >with some Acros. My initial impressions looking at the TIF scans is that
 >this lens is the *sharpest old, fast 50mm lens* in my collection. Beats the
 >50/1.5 Summarit and the 50/1.5 Sonnar. If it is still available, grab it. 
 >My
 >results look so good, I doubt that I will send it out to have the inside
 >dust removed. If it ain't broke, don't CLA it, I always say. ;-)

Jeffery

You might want to try a 2" f/2 Cooke 
Amotal.  Despite the really crude mount, this is one outstandingly solid 
lens.

Marc


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