Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Zietz wrote: >I have a 50 Summilux from the 70's that I'm not totally >thrilled with. My other two lenses are the 35 Summilux-M Asph and the 90 Apo >Summicron-M, which seem nearly perfect. The 50 just doesn't measure up to >these. > >So, would a 50 Summicron-M be of comparable quality (resolution, contrast, >etc.)? I'm afraid that if I buy a new lens, Leica will come out with a new >Apo-Summicron 50 just to spite me. It seems to me that a new 50 is due. > The current 50/2 is a great lens (if perhaps not in the class of the 90/2 AA or the 35/1.4 ASPH). But Leica probably WILL introduce a 50/1.4 ASPH and a new 50/1 within the next year. So if lens speed is important to you, wait. If compact size and lower price are important, buy the current 50/2 (or any other 50/2 M lens by Leica -- they're all excellent). Emanuel Lowi Montreal - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html