Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, Actually the Canon 50/1.4 compares quite well to the Summilux of the same period, and it has a harder coating that doesn't accumulate cleaning marks. Robert On Nov 18, 2011, at 1:10 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > I took a few film shots at the local airport to evaluate a recent lens > acquisition, a Canon 50/1.4 from the late 1950s. > > This beautiful turboprop business twin is a frequent visitor: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/N20WL+9a.jpg.html > > A local Cessna 340 pulled up to the gas pump, and the airport crew > responded. While the owner had positioned the ladder, guess who gets to > do the work. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fueling+the+340+18.jpg.html > > She also does office work when business is slow: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Office+Work.jpg.html > > All with the Leica IIIf and Canon 50/1.4. A Summilux it isn't, but for > the small amount of film work that I do, it appears to work nicely. > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USAm > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more