Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't have any experience with the Elmar, but I've recently been scanning Kodachromes that I shot with the Summitar (the same one I stupidly sold to Don Bledsoe), and I am astonished by the character and quality of the images. It's a blast to scan these things with the Nikon LS2000 into c. 30meg file and then to roam around in them in PhotoShop. It's really remarkable to see how well this lens performs. I now use the Summicron 50. I wish that I'd kept the Summitar. CHandos At 06:47 PM 4/19/99 +0200, you wrote: >I have just found a LTM Leica III (black) with an uncoated Elmar 50/3,5. In >order to get best possible image quality, I wonder what 50 mm LTM lens you >think is best. I mean earlier designs than the LTM Summicron 50. >I am thinking of the red scale Elmar 50/3,5 or maybe the Summitar 50/2,0. >Will I notice any difference at middle apertures? > >Thanks for any reply! > >Hans > Chandos Michael Brown Assoc. Prof. Hist and American Studies College of William and Mary http://www.wm.edu/CAS/ASP/faculty/brown/