Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leitz Summarit 5cm 1.5 139xxxx M mount
From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 07:48:34 -0500
References: <F150VKi3s1wsXZZTHfy0000b399@hotmail.com>

If you decide to pay the approximately $200 to fully restore the lens you
will have a lens that wide open is softly sharp.  You will see fine details
with gentle edges.  If you shoot into the light the veiling glare will be
usually quite lovely, almost ethereal.  Stopped down the lens is quite good
by 5.6.

I would not recommend the Summarit as your only fast 50 but for certain
maybe many effects it is a lovely lens.  Which is why even though it is
plentiful and routinely panned by just about everyone they regularly sell
near $400 even in not great condition.

More of those Euro's

Don Dory
dorysrus@mindspring.com

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In reply to: Message from "James Harrison" <leicajh@hotmail.com> (Re: [Leica] Leitz Summarit 5cm 1.5 139xxxx M mount)