Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> ......."We know more than we can use ... and we don't know nearly > enough." Susan Sontag, from I Etcetera, 1979. > > Hi all, I'm new to the list. After following the thread on 35mm f.2 > Summicron ASPH vs 35mm f1.4 Summilux ASPH and the final decision to > go Summicron, I confess seeing little difference between the two > images (yes, I'm an amateur.) I bought my first and only (ha ha my > dealer gloats) Leica M-6 TTL and 35mm f 1.4 Summilux ASPH simply > because I wanted as much available light as I could, not wanting to > go to flash when I could help it. It suits me -- I'm not bothered by > it's bulk (pro photographers carry around much bigger equipment, I've > noticed) and of course I love the images, they are great (it's a > Leica, after all.) All this of course, is just my own justification > for spending so much money and not doing as thorough research as you > all do (thanks for the list!) However, you persuade me that > Summicron must be sharper! So I'm thinking Summicron for a 50mm lens. > But, I'm getting the idea (from this list) that I should go with the > older f2 non asph's because they are both a good value and good > performers, vs new 50mm asph. Has anyone switched from 50mm non-asph > to asph and could you comment on the difference of the resulting > image? Sorry if I missed a proffered website that showed this > comparison. > > Denice Martone > > > I could be wrong but I do not think there is any 50mm ASPH. Steve Annapolis