Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/25

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Subject: Re: 50 nlux Vs 75 slux
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 08:54:57 -0400

At 12:50 PM 25-10-97 +0200, Alf asked:
>
>I don't know this lens, and I'm interested in all available information,
>specially because most users are rather ethusiastic about that lens. 
>
>May I ask: If you don't use that lens at f 1.4 and seldom at f 2.0, where is
>the advantage compared e.g. to the 2.8/80 Planar? I mean, e.g. a twin-eye
>Rollei would have been less expensive.

I own a Hasselblad with a 80/2.8 Planar.  I'm not sure if there is any
similarity between this lens and the one on the Rollie, but my summilux
definitely outperforms the Planar at 2.8.  And I DO occasionally use the
lens at f2.

Dan C.