Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, I do not think you are missing anything. I have recently sold my 35/2 to buy a 35/1.4. The Summicron is every bit as good as the Summilux, except for that extra stop. The price you pay is measured in $$, size and weight. To me the price was worth it as I like to shoot wide open. This is a decision that only you can make. Nathan Jlaird@aol.com wrote: > But does the 35 2 ASPH have these same good virtues? I know the shallow dof > of the 1.4 does have advantages, but is that worth $1000?? Question is...is > the 35 2 just as good as the 1.4 OTHER than the extra stop? If so, then all I > have to decide is if the extra speed (and weight) is worth it. Or am I > missing something? - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium and Zurich, Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/