Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us wrote: > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 8:38:33 EDT > From: Mark Langer <mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca> > Subject: [Leica] 50mm lens purchase > Message-ID: <200107041238.IAA00799@rideau.YP.nobel> > References: > > I've been offered a recent black M mount 50mm f2.8 Elmar at an attractive > price well below what a recent black Summicron would go for. My 50mm lenses > are all screwmount -- 50mm f3.5 Elmar (transition red scale), 50mm f2 > Summar, 50mm f2 Summitar, 50mm f1.5 Jupiter. I was thinking of getting a > recent 50mm Summicron, but wonder if the f2.8 Elmar would be giving me > something in terms of performance for the dollar that the Summicron or the > lenses I already have wouldn't. > > Mark Langer > Email address: mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca > - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark: I once was faced with the same choice and bought a like-new 50mm f2.8 Elmar at nearly half the price of the Summicron. I do own a 50mm Summicron-R for my R4, so I have some basis for comparsion. The Elmar is an excellent preformer if perhaps not up to the highest standards of the Summicron. But the Elmar makes your M-camera truly a pocketable camera. With the lens collapsed, my M6 fits into my Docker's pants pockets. True, it's a little bulky but it works. I've been impressed by the Elmar's performance in a variety of situations. Good luck, Steve __________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/