Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, thanks for your own experiences, and for the links. Did you have yours from new, or used? If used, how old was it when you bought it? Bob >From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> > >Bob, > >Take a look at: > >http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/m/lenses/pages/choices.html > >In Erwin's words, the Summilux is "one of the best second-hand buys." I >used to >have one and found absolutely no mechanical or optical flaws with it. The >only >thing I did not like was that it focused only down to 1 meter, but the new >version may focus down to 70 cm, I am not sure. > >I sold mine because I acquired a Noctilux and so found that having both a >Summilux and a Nocti was a bit too much overlap. Instead I now use a >Summicron >as my everyday 50mm and the Noctilux when the light requires it. But if I >could >have only one 50mm lens, it would definitely be the Summilux. > >Nathan > >Bob Walkden wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm planning to buy one or other of these, preferably a 50mm chrome >Summilux > > post s/n 1844001, for my M3. I've had various comments which claim that >the > > optical quality is noticeably inferior even at small print sizes to the > > equivalent Summicrons, and that mechanically they are also poorer >because of > > soft aluminium (aluminum) used in the gears and cogs and things, but >others > > which claim that the 'luxes are, if anything, better optically than the > > 'crons (of course they are at 1.4). > > > > Is there a resource which compares the different 50s in their different > > incarnations, giving the pros and cons of each one? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bob > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > >-- >Nathan Wajsman >Herrliberg (ZH), 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/ > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com