Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hugh Thompson wrote: "Peter, would like to hear from you regarding your experience with this lens. Erwin says it is not very good at 2, needs to be stopped down - have you any comments?" Hugh, I've only had the Collapsible Summicron for about 1 week (the good one I found, not the fogged paper weight I returned). There are perhaps others on this list who have owned and used this lens for far longer, and who would be able to give a much better assessment of its qualities. I have only put one roll thru it - Scala which was rated at 400 ASA - so I didn't really shoot it wide open, mostly at f4-5.6. Basically I was stunned at how good it was. I've more or less stuck a UV filter to the front of it to protect the extremely soft front costing. The lighting was extremely contrasty, the results were magnificent. I had expected this lens to be somewhat soft, especially compared with my mew 50 'Cron, surprise surprise. I'll put some slower film thru and let you know the results in the next week. Best Regards, Peter Zak.