Re: Help with Trading Summicron 50 for Summicron 35

["C.M. Fortunko" <fortunko@boulder.nist.gov>]

Nicholas,

I have the newer version of the 35mm Summicron and it was my only lens for a
long time. Now, I use my 50mm lens almost all the time, except in Europe
where I cannot step back to take a photograph or in the mountains, for
similar reasons.

My 35mm Summicron is a great lens. However, I have heard that there were
versions of this lens that had flare problems.

IMHO, don't get rid of the 50mm.

Chris




At 01:32 PM 2/6/97 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi friends.
>
>I have been thinking a lot of it, and realized that for most of the work I
do, which includes a lot of close shots in rooms, the 50 is kind of
limitating to me. Therefore I need to trade it for a 35 mm of equivalent=
 speed.
>The only one that I found used here in Madrid, is a 35 mm Summicron made in
Canada (sn: 3062796). The dealer asks me to give him something like 220 U.S$
and my inmaculate 50mm for his 35mm. It is obviously been used a lot, but is
in good condition.=20
>When you close the diaphragm to 2.0 you can see, looking through the front,
that the blades are a bit decolored because of the use. I don=B4t know if=
 this
is just normal or is an indication of bad use.
>The paint of "5" of the 2.5 feet mark on the focusing scale is lost.
>Apart from that, it looks well, and the dealer has a very good reputation(I
bought from them my used M6)
>
>Could anybody tell me about the quality/performance of this lens. What do
you think of the trade?
>The 50mm costs new 840$. He was selling the 35mm for 833$.
>
>Some people have asked me also about prices of gear in Spain. Here it goes
a few.
>
>
>New M6 body: 3020$
>New Summicron 50 f/2 : 840$=20
>
>Mint M6 body(the previous owner must have never have taken it out of his
house. This is the one I got): 2170$
>mint Summilux 35 f/1.4: 1270$
>used Leica CL + 40 f/2: 905$
>used R7 body:1810 - 1992$
>used R6-2 body:1992$
>
>
> 					Thanks a lot.
>					Nicolas Levinton. SPAIN
>					nicolev@jet.es
>
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