Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just worry because I hear so much about the lens tests and ratings of M lenses, but not much on R lenses. I want to make sure I am getting THE BEST of Leica.....if the best lenses are M, I will go with M. If R lenses are coming out ahead, I will choose R. Francesco At 07:13 AM 10/5/98 -0500, you wrote: >At 10:06 PM 10/4/98 -0700, you wrote: > >>I'd say that the new Summilux is Leica's latest 50mm design. Optics and >>mechanics. A new lens in 1998 must be as good as they can make. I'm not >>saying anything else. > >I just saw some Ektachrome 100 (the new stuff) run through the 50 Summilux >R. I have to say, it has to be at least as good as the 50 Summicron R. >Outstanding quality. > >>>Also, do you mean the 19 and 28 are the best LEICA 19 and 28 lenses >>>or the best 19 and 28 lenses of any brand? > >I would say yes to both - even though there is some doubt that the 28 R >being better than the M, I have heard two people who own both say the R is >better. One is Pete Stone, ASMP local chapter prez. in Portland, Or. >-- > >Eric Welch >St. Joseph, MO >http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > >I used to have a handle on life, then it broke >