Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You should have bought the ASPH, that's the reason ;-). I had this lens too and, like you, I found it of poor quality. The zooming ring is hard to find and does not seem coupled to the viewfinder, performances at f/1.4 are almost nil and autofocus never worked. A real dog. - -- Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com) Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE) Lyon, France http://www.jcberger.com > > Some time ago, I bought a 35mm f/2 Summicron pre-ASPH, and I'm > sorry to say, > I've been the victim of the poor QC that so many report on here. > This is a > Leica lens, supposedly the best in the world among camera > marques, and yet, > when I take pictures with it, I'm lucky to get one or maybe two good shots > per roll of film. The rest suck, they're just as bad as the ones > I used to > get with the Konica Hexar, and in some cases, I got better > pictures with my > Nikon F3 and 105mm lens. > > I find it really disappointing that, after having spent so much money on > this lens, Leica couldn't do a better job of quality control. > > M. > > -- > Martin Howard | It never ceases to amaze me how people con- > Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | sistently pay more attention to *how* you > email: howard.390@osu.edu | say something, than *what* you say. (Anon) > www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +-------------------------------------------- > > >