Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jan, Both of those tend to suffer from fogging, and have extremely soft front elements that are prone to scratching. Both are nice lenses, so check out the condition by shooting with both, and then decide what to do. I had both, but ended up replacing the Summicron with the latest version, and keeping the Elmar. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Jan Decher <alcedo@verizon.net> wrote: > Hi LUG, > I am new to this list and just purchased a used chrome M6 and some older > lenses. > Which one should I keep as the best (sharpest, best bokeh) user "normal" > lens: > 3.5/50 collabsible Elmar (last version with meter and feet scale) > 2.0/50 collapsible Summicron (ca. 1954 version in feet only) > Jan > Vermont > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >