Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello, I agree with Dan on the Summitar. In my experience, it is pretty comparable to the Summicron. Every time I shot with it, it surprised me with great results. Much less money can buy one for you. Happy Holidays, David At 11:28 AM 12/17/98 -0500, you wrote: >Having used a Summitar for a few months, I would say that if you can live >without the razor sharp images of the Summicron, the performance of the >Summitar rivals a lot of modern glass. Personally, I think the Summarit is a >tad sharper, and at f1.5, a bit faster, but for a compromise, the Summitar >is a decent lens. I tried a few shots wide open, with available light, and >the results were pleasing, at least to me. >If you get a chance to try it before buying it, run a roll through the >camera, shooting at all apertures, and see if you like the results. Also, >being collapsible, it makes for a very compact camera- I could put my IIIf >with Summitar in my pants pocket without any trouble, and it was my 'tote >camera' most of the time+ACE- >Enjoy+ACE- >Dan >dwpost+AEA-msn.com > > > >