Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 8/2/00 1:23:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, hans.pahlen@mark.komvux.se writes: << I am contemplating to buy a 1980's Summilux 50. Have anyone published anything on the web with this lens? I am very interested in looking at images using large apertures. T I A Hans >> If you're referring to the M-mount, I had one of these lenses. The images at large apertures (1.4-2.8) were nice and soft everywhere, with low contrast. A wonderful lens for low-light portraits in harsh light (which I rarely shot). A disappointing lens for crisp tack-sharp images with lots of detail, which just happen to need large apertures for higher shutter speeds, (which is what I usually shot). I sold mine for a new 50 Summicron, now use that with faster film or a 1-stop push and get much better results at f/2 than the Summilux did at f/1.4 (or 2 or 2.8 for that matter).