Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ver 1 = Wetzlar design, Midland production, from 1972. Has the small front filter ring. Mandler version = Ver II, designed in Midland, made in Wetzlar, from1977. Built in shade. Vick On 6/21/2011 8:17 AM, Howard Ritter wrote: > What is the Mandler version, why is it so named, and how can I tell > whether mine is one? > > ?howard > > On Jun 21, 2011, at 8:01 AM, Marty Deveney wrote: > >> I just played with some 35mm R lenses recently. The Mandler version >> of the lens is really great. It's very flare resistant with light >> sources in the frame, has excellent colour reproduction and few >> serious flaws. It occasionally flares when there are diffuse, bright >> sources of light outside the frame, much like the 50/2 Summicron-M >> six-element versions. With an SLR you can usually see the flare >> before you shoot. The Summilux-R is better until about f2.8-4, where >> they become equal, and has better close up and near-far performance >> because of its floating element. But the Summilux has more optical >> vignetting, and has a 67mm filter thread, and is much heavier, instead >> of 55 for the Summicron. >> >> Marty > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >