Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeff - I had the M mount version and I really liked the bokeh. I can't say anything for it's ability to fight flare or it's color correction as I never put it in a position to find out. Shot it only with B&W. ernie At 09:20 PM 1/6/03 -0600, you wrote: >I bought a badly fungused 50/1.5 Summarit that I had cleaned by >FocalPoint. Other than that, it is pristine (had the original Leitz UV >filter on it which had probably never been removed. However, since it was >out being cleaned for months, I never got into the swing of shooting with it. > >Anyone out there who can give me some background (characteristics) of this >lens. My Leica M book suggests that it was an improvement over its >predecessor, but isn't up to Summilux standards. I've never seen so many >diaphragm blades on a lens, so I assume that the bokeh won't look like the >Pentagon. > >What are this lens's strongest points? > >Jeffery Smith > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html