Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry, Francesco, I've not enough experience with R lenses. Besides, there are three different 50 mm types only, the old Summicron, the current, and the Summilux. I love and prefer the rendition of the old (SL) Summicron, specially in b/w pix. The current is comparable to the current 50 M Summicron, and there is only one 1.4/50 R lens - unchanged optical formula since it's introduction in 1969. If I remember correct, I suggested the 1.4/35 asph M Summilux and 1.4/75 Summilux as a first choice to your condition of both, high-speed lens and extreme sharpness at wide-open. The 1.4/35 asph M Summilux shows no vignetting, at no f-stop, and you don't need a truck for transport as with the corresponding R lens. Alf - ----------------------------------------------------------------- At 19:19 23.01.1998 -0800, you wrote: >Can we hear your ratings of the R lenses? > >Francesco