Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Fri, 2004-05-28 at 11:17, John Collier wrote: > Crazy, yes but it is not funny! > :-) > I tried out the current Summilux at the LHSA spring shoot and I was > pleased with the results. Only two things annoyed me. The > auto-collapsing hood and that there was no focusing tab. The new 'lux > solves both and may even match the performance of my 35/1.4 Asph. That > is nothing to sneeze at. Ok, I confess. I sold my Noctilux a few days ago. I too was very fond of it but there were two things about it that I simply couldn't deal with. One was the weight (I like to wander around with just a camera and a 50), the other was the long, stiff focus throw. I simply couldn't focus the darn thing quick enough in fast moving situations, unlike the Cron or Lux in particular. So, I used the money to buy a demo Leicavit and user E46 Summilux 1.4/50. I had a Summilux a while back for a short time and really regretted selling it. Back then I had no time to really take a close look at the negatives and make some real fiber prints. So, there I was in the darkroom, muttering 'SOB!' to myself as I examined the prints... There really is something special about the signature of the Lux v02. You could classify it as the epitome of the old med contrast/high resolution school of thought in designing lenses...I still have a new style Cron for those razor sharp, crisp shots. Feli