Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All but the newest version of the Summilux will not focus as closely as the Summicron. The older Summiluxes focus to 1 meter, where the Summicron focuses to .7 meter. Depending on the type of photography you do this may or may not be important. Otherwise, they're both great lenses. Bryan - ----- Original Message ----- From: Armand ten Dam <armand@tip.nl> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 12:33 PM Subject: [Leica] New Summicron or 2ndhand Summilux 50 mm > After having borrowed a friend's M4P for a while I'm currently looking into > buying an M-system myself. The difficulty is with choosing the (first) lens. > I'm interested in buying either a new Summicron 50/2.0 or a 2ndhand > (excellent condition, latest version) Summilux 50/1.4. Both cost the same, > about US$ 850 > Could anyone shed a light on differences in optics quality between the two > (if at all present), apart from the Summilux obviously being one stop > faster? In short: which model should I go for if top quality optics is most > important to me? > Cheers, > Armand > >