Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/22
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>> Now for the question, if the 50/2 turns out to be as nice as I feel it is,
>> should I consider selling my 50/2 DR?
>
>
>I bought a used one, tested it and found it pretty poor at 5.6 and
>lower. I returned it and got a 50/2.0 rigid that lived up to the Leica
>legend. Just one example, but, I've heard similar comments from others.
>Bill Lawlor
>
My collapsible did very well at f5.6 .......... hmmmm I wonder if we are
subjectively very different or that there is wide variation in the quality
of this lens.
Reminds me that we had vastly differing opinions about that (^%$#@$%) thin
90 elmarit too. I sold the one that I had.
Dan K.
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