Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Which 35 cron should I keep.
From: SthRosner@aol.com
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 09:44:27 EST

In a message dated 2/16/02 7:17:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, ericm@pobox.com 
writes:

> >What do you guys think ? I only want to keep one.
>  
>  If you don't absolutely need money from the sale immediately, I'd choose 
one
>  and put the other into storage.  Don't let yourself near it.
>  
>  Do you find yourself wishing you could use it after a while?  That will be
>  your answer.
>  
>  
>  Eric

Eric's suggestion makes perfect sense. Before I read it I was going to 
suggest this:
ask yourself what, if any, difference DO YOU SEE in images taken with both 
lenses. On the optical test bench, the ASPH is superior, especially 
wide-open. But if you shoot mostly in flare-free situations and don't use f/2 
most of the time, for your usage, the size and weight of the pre-ASPH might 
be better.

FWIW, I've just got a couple of 35/2,8 Summarons that I'm starting to 
test/use, on real, live film. For what I do, I don't often need speed and 
when I do, it's the Summilux. I know this lens to be of high-resolution (it 
was tested many years ago by Donb Goldberg's father, Norm, at Modern 
Photography at 80+ lp/mm) and I have a notion that it will prove to be of 
high contrast since it has only six elements and eight air/glass surfaces  

Seth          LaK 9
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