Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 40mm CL lens was an excellent performer delivering crisp slides and fantastic prints. I prefer the CV lens but only because of speed. IF you can find one, buy one. The Minolta Version is he same lens. The 90mm f4 M Rokkor is the only Leica lens ever sold under another brand...and a good lens as well On Aug 22, 2011, at 7:12 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > My favorite Leica lens I used the most often is my 50 Summicron C but I > thought I recall looking up Erwin's take on it and he was less than crazy > about it. Also a comparisons to the 50 Summicron is not so great as that's > a > way old design which as been overtaken by so many others. And that was my > first lens and it sure convinced me Leica was a good way to fly. Later on > with some modern cutting edge Aspherics like the 90 or 35 Summicrons and I > was super sold. Still am. And still think Leica's "Kodachrome" is > "Summicron". Only the latter is still with us. > -- > Mark R. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > >> From: Gene duprey <grduprey at mchsi.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:12:55 -0500 (CDT) >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica 40mm CL lens >> >> Larry, >> >> No snobbery at my end, just remembering what the press at that time said. >> As >> for me I have several Canadian Leica Lenses and 2 Japanese made Leica >> lenses. >> Of the Japan made lenses, the 28~70 (early version) is optically a good >> performer, but the mechanicals are poor at best. The 80~200 is excellent >> in >> all respects. All my Canadian lenses are excellent. >> >> Gene >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin at gmail.com> >> To: "Leica LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 4:27:16 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >> Subject: [Leica] Leica 40mm CL lens >> >> Gene writes: >> "I seem to remember the Minolta made 40mm lens for the CL to get a rather >> mundane review in the photo press at the time." >> - - - - - >> Leica snobbery. As Momma Merman was reported in the Lug to have said, >> "What >> the f- -k did they know?" >> Irwin Puts ranks the 40mm Summicron as comparable to the Leica 6 and 7 >> element 35mm Summicron, both much more expensive lenses. Cameraquest >> thinks >> that Leica's 40mm Summicron is a real jewel. I have never seen any >> credible >> evidence that the 40mm Summicron (Rokkor) made in Japan and fitted to the >> Minolta CL was inferior to the ones offered for the German labeled Leica >> CL. >> As for the cameras made in Portugal or Canada, "What the f- -k do I >> know?" I >> have never owned a Leica made in either country. >> However I do own a Canadian made snow blower that is a marvelous machine. >> And I have a couple of bottles of great Port in my wine cellar. >> Larry >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information