Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/08

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Subject: [Leica] Summarit press release
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Wed Aug 8 11:30:43 2007

> I have never heard anybody say this before. Until the new 50 f1.4
> asph was released the current 50mm f2 lens was the best 50mm lens
> available, bar none, so now it is second.
> Frank
> 
> On 8 Aug, 2007, at 05:47, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
>> The specs of the current Summicron puts the lens under the gun because
>> apparently it falls behind any and all third party competition.
> 
> 
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The Summicron 50 for the M Tested against nikon and canon it came in dead
last.
Also stood behind Zeiss made in Japan and even Cosina offerings for Peets
sakes.
I'm not sure what's going on.
The gray card's not gray.
The red dots not red.
And the 50 Summicron M does not rule the seas.

Mark William Rabiner
Harlem, NY

rabinergroup.com



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