Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Perhaps Mark thinks the referenced 35mm Summilux is the pre-asph version which might* not be considered an upgrade over the 35mm summicron-asph. John Collier *one does not like to make definitive qualitative statements about anything Leica and stir up a nest mad Leica-using hornets. > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > > It is an upgrade indeed: No loss in image quality and the gain of a full > stop. In my book, that's an upgrade - not to say that if you don't need the > extra stop, there's no upgrading the Summicron ASPH. :-) > B. D. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark > Rabiner > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 4:48 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: 35mm Summicron ASPH and IIIf with Summitar > > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> >> Friends, >> >> I have an opportunity to upgrade my 35mm M lens to a Summilux at a >> reasonable price, and to fund it, I am selling the following items: >> >> 1) 35mm Summicron-M ASPH (latest version, serial no. 3785xxx). Bought >> <Snip> > > Is moving to the Summilux from the 35mm Summicron-M ASPH an upgrade? > I'm not sure that's necessarily so. > Mark Rabiner >