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Subject: [Leica] Comparing new 50s, or 1 meter focusing.
From: john at mcmaster.co.uk (John McMaster)
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 20:11:54 +0000
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The f1.0 and f0.95 both focus to 1m only, they have different looks so which 
were you looking at?  Depends on what result you are going for, my most used 
50s are the f1.0 and the APO Summicron each with very different images....

john

-----Original Message-----

Warning: this topic may?ve already been beaten to death, so my apologies in 
advance if that?s the case. 

I?ve toyed with the idea of replacing my long-serving 50mm Summicron 
(version III) for some time, and recently, I had a chance to visit the Leica 
Store in Washington, DC (what a treat) to mount up the current offerings. 
I?ve always loved the idea and look of the Noctilux, and that was really 
what I was there to see. I figured if I was going to buy another Leica 50, I 
may as well purchase one that grabs more light, right? However, what I 
quickly found is that I think I?m going to be flummoxed by the 1 meter 
minimum focusing distance. 

If I remember correctly, my version III was the first 50 to focus to .7 
meter (that may be totally wrong, but I had that tucked away in my head, 
anyway). I have to admit, though, that I?m quite accustomed to using it at 
that less-than-a-meter range. Are my Noctilux dreams dashed? Do any older 
Noctilux lenses focus more closely? Should I just crop? Have I just saved 
myself a pile of money?

I get it, this is really a subjective question, and Noctilux aside, I will 
say that I loved the look of the new ?cron in the very, very limited time I 
had to play with it in the store. 

Decisions, decisions. 

Frank F. Farmer
Jackson, Mississippi 




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