[Leica] R lens comparison

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

While the current 28 has a built in hood, it is a rectangular hood which 
telescopes out.  I suspect it is every bit as effective as the clip on of 
the old design.  From teh photo of it, it looks like it would have the same 
ability to block unwanted light, just like the older clip on design.

Gene

-------------- Original message from "Gary Pinkerton" <gpinkcp@msn.com>: 
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> I had an older 28 R which had distinctly different coatings than the much 
> better lens I now have. They are both of the "removable hood" type, not 
> the 
> current one with built in hood. 
> I'm guessing that at some point Leica updated the coatings and I got lucky 
> the 2nd time around. 
> 
> >From: Frank Dernie 
> >Reply-To: Leica Users Group 
> >To: Leica Users Group 
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] R lens comparison 
> >Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:23:24 +0100 
> > 
> >Whilst the new 28mm R lens may be better than the old one the old one is 
> >still superb. The 35mm f2 has a truly excellent look, I know one 
> >photographer who considers it to be the best lens he has ever used. The 
> >current 50mm Summicrons for R and M use the same optical formula, the 
> >only 
> >physical differences being required for the mount. The 90mm f2.8 and f2 
> >are also optically the same as the M versions. 
> >Frank 
> > 
> >> 
> >>On Sep 23, 2007, at 10:16 PM, A. Lal wrote: 
> >> 
> >>>IME, the old 21 and 28 lenses and the current 35 & 50/2.0 R lenses, are 
> >>>weak in comparision to the corresponding M optics. 
> >>> 
> > 
> > 
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