Re: [Leica] Seeking advice on lenses

[D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>]

At 12:09 AM 3/1/98 EST, you wrote:
>LUG friends;
>
>I am a retired engineer, so I don't make my living from photography; however,
>I do some professional photography using my Leicas, Nikon F3, Hassablad, and
>4x4 view camera.
>
>Please give me your recommendation on what I should do with my Leica lenses.
>For my two DS M3s, I have the following lenses:
>
>50mm F/1.5 Summarit - Wetzlar 956xxx
>90mm F/4.0 Elmar (Collapsible) - Wetzlar 1387xxx 
>50mm F/1.4 Summilux - Wetzlar 2629xxx 
>90mm F/2.8 Tele-Elmarit - M - Canada 3201xxx
>
>Of course, the ones that I use are the Summilux and the Tele-Elmarit.
>
>Should I sell all of these and buy the new 50mm ASPH Summicron or Summilux
and
>the 90mm Summicron?
>
>Or, is the 90mm Summicron also made in ASPH?
>
>Or should I sell just the Summarit and the Elmar and keep the Summilux and
>Tele-Elmarit?
>
>Thanks for your input.
>
>Charlie
>

As a semi-pro (and retired) you are unlikely to use the  90 Elmar and 50
Summarit.  The Summilux and Tele-Elmarit are more suited for a pro.
However, if you are an artist (for self-fulfilment) at the same time, you
might want to keep the  90-Elmar as it tends to produce pics which have
certain  characteristics inherent to it.    I would get an M6 instead of
keeping two M3DS.

To my knowledge, there is no 90 ASPH or the 50 ASPH at the moment.

On second thoughts, maybe you might want to share with us what Nikon and
Hasselblad equipment that you have and also the type of professional work
that you are doing so that members of the LUG will be able to advise you
appropriately.

Dan K.