Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd add to what Jeffrey has said by suggesting that you stay away from voigtlander 50/2.5 - cute lens but very blurry in my opinion. ernie On Saturday, July 19, 2003, at 11:46 AM, Jeffery L. Smith wrote: > If you are not that concerned with speed (i.e., shoot outdoors > mostly), the Tri-Elmar (28, 35, and 50) is a great carrying-around > lens. If speed is a concern, I would suggest (1) used Leica glass, (2) > new Voigtlander glass, and (3) new Leica glass, in that order. The > order is dictated only because of price. That said, I think (1) and > (2) will have similar optical quality and similar price. The LUG *is* > biased toward Leica glass, so I might get flamed a bit for this. > > Regarding Voigtlander glass, a good threesome for indoor shooting > would be: > > 28/1.9 > 35/1.7 or (if you can afford it) 35/1.2 > 50/1.5 > > Voigtlander doesn't have a fast 90. You'll have to go to Leica for > that. > > Jeffery Smith > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html