[Leica] Speed Panchro II lens review

[Don Dory]

Thank you for speaking up about new optical paint brushes.  While I believe
that a collection of vintage lenses will produce as interesting results;
the new entrants in the field of lens defect enjoyment will be much
appreciated as the old school repair folk leave the field.

As you may have seen, I have been introducing vintage lenses into my weekly
posts, hoping to encourage our members to go outside and find interesting
things to photograph.  Your review brings up an old enjoyment of trying new
tools to change the look and feel of our images.  I do certainly enjoy the
clinical look achievable with the new designs.  That doesn't mean that the
older designs don't have a lot of appeal for the look.

It may be just me, but I think these older lenses do "look" better when in
B&W.

On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 10:08 AM Richard Clompus via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> I’ve been a member of the LUG for more than a decade.  Most of the time, I
> read everyone’s entries but don’t post very often.  I really do miss Ted
> Grant’s words of wisdom that appeared alm almost weekly for a very long
> time. I recently retired and have a bit more time to spend with the
> grandkids and photography. As time has gone on, there is much less
> discussion about equipment on the LUG.  I suspect most of us have what we
> need in lenses and camera bodies.
>
> I decided to write again (favorite past time from my professional career
> as an eye doc) and published an article yesterday on PetaPixel about a
> cinema replica lens for Leica and other cameras. It fits a trend of
> resurrecting optics from decades ago to compliment the latest and greatest
> apo designs.  And its from China. A LHSA member wrote a review about their
> ELCAN replica lens that was quite positive.  I thought I’d share my
> recviuew.  Its an interesting lens.  Here’s the link:
>
>
> https://petapixel.com/2023/03/21/light-lens-lab-50mm-f-2-review-the-classic-speed-panchro-ii-reborn/
>
>
> Stay healthy & Be well,
> Richard
>
> Richard Clompus
> Roanoke, VA
>
>
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Don
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