Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/12
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>Alastair, my Leica lust thanks you. My wallet does not. . . :-)
>
>Seriously, the pre-Asph 35 Summicron-M is all you could ask for at
>f/2.8 and smaller, unless you're of the Tech Pan and Tripod crowd.
>Wide open, it's a little softer than the 50/2 at f/2--enough to know
>it's a wide-open shot, but a lovely quality under some
>circumstances. The 'Lux ASPH is just plain incredible--in available
>light with 400-or-faster film, you don't know it's wide open except
>for the depth of field. If I wan't an available light hound, I
>wouldn't covet the 'Lux. Since I am, I do.
>
>The price you pay with the 'Lux is visibly harsher, wirier bokeh.
>Whether or not bokeh exists or is important, and whether or not
>human life begins at conception, is left as an exercise for the
>reader. . . :-)
>
>--Peter
Oh Peter, all I can say is I love my Summilux asph 35, a lens for all
seasons -- perhaps a little heavy for a Leica M lens in some ways,
but your dead a long time !!!!!
Cheers
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Alastair Firkin
http://www.afirkin.com
http://www.familyofman2.com
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