Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Summilux-M is my favourite lens. It offers one extra stop over the common Summicron-M 50/2.0 without too much penalty in terms of size and weight, and depends on where you buy it from, it may cost only a faction more than the Summicron. My 'standard' kit comprises of 35/1.4 ASPH., 50/1.4 and a 90/2.8, all share the same filter size of E46. The Noctilux is faster still, but it is much larger, heavier, as well as much more expensive. I am surprised that only 500 or so M 50/1.4 are sold a year globally. I must also admit/confess I have a fetish for 50/1.4 lenses, and the Summilux 50/1.4 is the only lens I have in all versions ever produced, and there are four finishes in all! Cheers, Joseph on 17/12/00 11:53 PM, Robert Clark at rclark@desupernet.net wrote: > The 50mm 1.4 Summilux offers the most flexibility without spending the extra > $1000 > for one more stop. It's solid, proven, and will give you images in low light > that > astound you. The others with their 3.5 28-80 zooms will be left standing. I > think my next one will be a 28mm Summicron whenever they're available...then > to a > 90mm Summicron and that's it.