Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Art Peterson writes: > And I would only add that you might consider the > Summilux. It is just one stop slower than a Noctilux, > a lot less expensive than a Noctilux, and not > much larger or heavier than your Summicron. Pricewise, though, it seems that the Summilux is far closer to the Noctilux than to the Summicron. It seems that each additional stop costs almost exponentially more ... which of course is very much a reflection of reality in lens design. So from that standpoint, you'd get the Summilux only if you really must have an extra stop, and you'd get the Noctilux only if you really, really, really (really^3) must have an extra two stops. Weight is kind of a non-issue in my view, as everything on the M is lightweight compared to almost any SLR (including the Leica R, I presume).