Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In regards to the 35 Summicron- I have one, a Canadian serial number-2166570 Which version is this? I had used it with so-so results, and sold it to get money for a 28 or 24mm lens, but the buyer who used chromes and was very critical reported that it was not sharp! Thinking it might have been damaged in shipping, I sent it to Sherry, who found that a shim had been misplace in the lens- she cleaned it, put the shim in the right place, and returned it to me, and the improvement to the results were so dramatic that I decided to keep it! It appears to have ten blades in the iris, no grub screw, so it is a later production, but it is a very nice lens now, and I use it as a 'normal' lens for most of my shots with the M6. The Summaron/Summicron ITDOO shade works very well with it, and it makes for a nice compact kit for most of the shooting I do with the M. Since I am a fan of the LTM Leicas, I like the little focusing tab- so much so that I got a Summicron 50 with the tab (no infinity lock, though) to compliment my system. You would be surprised at how fast that little tab, so prevalent on the LTM lenses, can spoil you! Thanks! Dan ( Wider is Better!)Post