Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc: My experiece with these is with one Summitar and on RS Elmar f3.5. Within my limited sampling the RS gives better results. The Summitar is better of course at f2 Ken Wilcox At 4:22 -0500 3/21/0, a fine scholar, Marc James Small wrote: >At 11:51 AM 3/21/2000 -0400, Ken Wilcox wrote: >>The Summitar is indeed a very nice lens. Even better is the Red Scale Elmar >>which is simply outstanding. My current favorite in LTM is the 35 Asph >>Summicron. > >Ken > >I will take issue with this statement, loathe as I am to dispute with >someone of your knowledge and expertise. > >The 2.8/50 "Red Scale" Elmar is a fine and distinguished lens, but the >Summitar simply blows it into the weeds at any aperture. This assessment >is based on the ownership and use of multiple examples of both. I kept a >Summitar; I have sold all of the Elmars. > >Best, > >Marc > >msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>