Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, I agree. I feel the "goggles" look crappy. As I use a separate hand-held meter it isn't a concern that the camera-mounted meter can't be used. I haven't compared the Sammaron to a modern 35mm Leica lens, so I can't compare them, but I would be surprised if the newer lense isn't noticably better. Joe Stephenson - -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Kobrin <skobrin@yahoo.com> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Sunday, October 04, 1998 4:29 PM Subject: [Leica] Summaron 35mm 2.8f >Roger, > >Let me add my vote for the 2.8f Summaron 35mm lens. While I do not >have a Summicron to compare it to, it is sharp and the contrast >appears imporved vs. my collapsible Summicron 50m without being harsh. > I have the chrome version without the goggles and use a small Cannon >viewfinder that seems to work well on my M3. While I may be out in >left field on this one, the goggles just seem to ruin the balance of >the M3 for me. >The one disadvantage is that with the viewfinder atop the camera, the >Leica meter MR-4 gets pushed off. > >Steve > > > >_________________________________________________________ >DO YOU YAHOO!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >