Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, Mary and Bud, I judge the current developments similar. We are speaking of "melodies" instead of single tones. And sometimes, when a print is really well-done, I could caress the print, the corresponding lens, and the (absolutely reliable) body, because I almost "burn" inside from joy and happiness. Alf - ------------------------------------------------------------ At 17:12 25.01.1998 EST, Mary wrote: > The obsolete 50/2 rigid Summicron (1960 - 68) with all its alledged >aberrations > was and is considered to be the Standard of Excellence from which all other > similar lenses are judged (see Irwin Puts' Web Site). There are lenses made > today with many improvements that will show up on an optical bench or test > chart but there many of us that are interested in a pleasing picture and not > just one where you can count all the pimples on a persons nose. > > All these so called APO, asspherical, rare earth glass etc. improvements > are just due to advanced technology of the day and mainly serve as a way > to sell the latest equipment to the person that must have the latest of >every- > thing. Back in the highly competitive days of Hi-Fidelity Sound, you could > spend X dollars for a system that was 98.5% distortion free & then spend > another $100 or so for each 1/10% improvement which was mostly inaudible. > > Mary Grace >======================================================== ><< From: budcook@ibm.net (Bud Cook) > Sender: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Reply-to: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Alf, > Thank you for defining something I've not been able to do adequately. I > have a 50mm Rigid Summicron as well as many later Leitz (and other) lenses. > There is something fascinating about Kodachrome transparencies taken with > this lens and the 8 element 35mm Summicron that I've never been able to > describe. I can go back over decades of slides and pick out those taken > with this magical lens. > If I were limited to one camera and one lens it would be my M3 w/50mm Rigid > Summicron. > > Bud Cook > -----Original Message----- > From: Alfred Breull <puma@hannover.sgh-net.de> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Date: Sunday, January 25, 1998 4:51 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] 50 mm M lens comparisons (long) > >> >