Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In February of '99 I bought my first Leica gear in Singapore from a second hand dealer. I got a very clean M6 and selected a 35 Summi and the "notoriously crappy" collapsible 50 Summi. I shot a role of Reala 100 at all apertures with each lens, had it minilab developed only, and went to my hotel room where I used a Canon 1.4 50mm as a loup to examine the results. Even under those limited conditions it was obvious the the "notoriously crappy" lens was indeed a "notoriously crappy" lens at 5.6 or below when compared with the 35 Summi. It went back to the shop were it plus a little cash was transformed into a 1980's 50 Summi that was outstanding. Bill Lawlor