Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Someone asked what to put on a Bessa-R... This is the one to put on anything. I bought this because Leica doesn't make a 35/2 pre-ASPH in screwmount, and I wanted to be able to hook it up to my Canon P. I got one of these in the mail today, from the new run of 1000. I am posting the MTF and construction details at http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dante/352/352.html About the construction - holy ****. Black enamel finish, heavy as hell for such a teeny lens, beautiful machining; the finish on the focusing cam and lens mount simply gleam. The hood is vented and machined and black-painted (putting this one away). Even comes with its own leather case. I guess you get something for your 124,000 yen. Focuses to 0.9m; 43mm filter size; much smaller than the 35/2 pre-ASPH Summicron I have. Needless to say we are going to do some exhaustive performance and qualitative comparisons between the two. Twenty years may dethrone my Summicron (although the designs have diverged significantly; the K lens has a significantly flatter rear element than the L or the original 35/2 Hexar lens - and you will see why at the link above). I am very, very curious. But I have to go see my brother, who just came home from a year in France. Does anyone have an MTF chart for the pre-asph Summicron, specifically f/2 and f/5.6? Cheers Dante - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html