Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank Mine has a METAL ring, but it had a plastic focusing tab which broke. DAG replaced it with the late type tab. Jerry Frank Filippone wrote: > The last version 35/2 ( Version 4) has an inherent weakness in the materials > used in the ring that holds the shade on. The ring is made from some form > of plastic, and it breaks. Repair is possible ( $350), using a replacement > ring. Best off with a version 3 35 Summicron. Same glass, not the same > issues with materials. > > I have gotten so many wonderful opinions...... a lot of them are really > pretty good, but most contrast in their opinions. My current thinking is a > late version 35 pre ASPH, test it against my 35/2 pre ASPH and 35/1.4 ASPH, > and decide from that testing if the lens is sufficient that I can sell of my > 2 lenses, and keep just the pre ASPH 1.4. I would like to get down to 1 > lens at this FL..... > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information