Re: [Leica] 35mm for my LEICA M6

[ternahan <ternahan@sonic.net>]

Nice shot! Yes the markings do show!
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> From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 08:04:41 -0800
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 35mm for my LEICA M6
> 
>> In truth, almost any Leica lens will deliver the goods if in any kind of
>> decent condition so if you are planning to shoot with one whichever one is
>> cleanest/cheapest.  The one reason to buy newest would be if you are
>> shooting into the light(s) in which case the new glass is significantly
>> better unless you like the look of veiling flare.
>> Don Dory
> 
> 
> That's not the only reason to go with the newest 35 Summicron. More
> important, IMO, is its performance wide open, which is outstanding. I've
> got some shots, like the following, made at f2 at about 1/15. It's in a
> monastery in relatively low light:
> 
> http://home.lainet.com/~gbennett/photography/photography_abbey.html
> 
> I don't know if it's visible on the screen, but on the print you can
> actually see marks on the stones in the wall from when they were either cut
> or cleaned, as well as some odd symbols also cut into the surface of those
> stones (indicating perhaps their position in the wall).
> 
> I found the lens' ability to capture such detail wide open in low light
> very impressive. I guess I don't shoot into the light often enough to have
> appreciated the 35 ASPH Summicron's performance in that regard.
> 
> Guy
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