Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A few months ago I bought myself a 1953-vintage collapsible 50mm Summicron. I have a 50mm Summilux from the late 1960s or early 1970s, and I have owned more modern Leica 50mm in the past. I have to say that at least at this focal length, the lens designers back in the day certainly knew what they were doing. I love my two old lenses. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA On 02 Jan 2015, at 18:32, kyle cassidy on the lug <leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote: > I?ve been agonizing lately that I may need to upgrade my 1950?s vintage > Canon Serenar which has been my 50mm ever since I got my first Leica in > 1999. Jim Shulman took pity on me and brought his 1990?s vintage Summilux > over and I did a side by side. I discovered that the colors rendition is > different, the Serenar is redder/majentier and of course the Summilux > focuses more closely and it seems to have slightly more resolving power, > or I just focused not as accurately with one. The bokeh is different but > not so different that I care too much. > > Side by side?s & my thoughts about the two here, along with some 100% > crops > > http://kylecassidy.livejournal.com/804209.html > <http://kylecassidy.livejournal.com/804209.html> > > > > kyle > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information