Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 23/5/00 12:45 pm, Kurt Miska at k.miska@french-rogers.com wrote: > Fellow Leicaists.. > At the risk of being flamed, exiled, shunned, ridiculed, etc. What's the > general opinion of the Voigtländer 35/1.7 ASPH Ultron? > OK, you can stop your laughing, now. Okay, I haven't used one, but from what I've heard my gut feeling is the same as my feeling about the Bessa-R. Namely, that it's great, but that for not much more you can buy a L***a. EG I got a lovely M2 for only around 20% more than a new Bessa-R. THAT was a tough choice, right? Similarly with the Ultron. The price of pre-asph summilux 35s is coming right down as more and more users trade up to the ashperic version (just like I did). Check out ebay -- when I sold mine there were four or five others on sale. The lux is a classic, classic lens and for me there would be no competition. I guess a beater of a 35 cron would be a better deal still. Don't be misled by the ASPH designation on the 35... it doesn't necessarily mean it's a BETTER lens than a non-asph. It may be sharper wide open, but the 35 lux has other astonishing qualities that I bet the Ultron lacks. When I bought a Nokton, I traded up within a couple of weeks to a 50 lux, and have never regretted it. Just my gut feelings. - -- Johnny Deadman photos: http://www.pinkheadedbug.com music: http://www.jukebox.demon.co.uk