Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/28

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Subject: [Leica] Summilux - why a new one?
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)
Date: Fri May 28 13:07:25 2004

Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote:

> I have a Leitz Wetzlar Summilux-R f1:4/50 S#31698xx, non-Rom, 3 cam lens 
> which I use on both the R8 and the SL.
>
> It has a very convenient one-part sliding lenshood which works quite 
> well, and the lens itself produces great photos... at least to my eye 
> and to a few brides.
>
> So, what am I missing?  What do the newer 50mm Summilux lenses have that 
> I need?

What you're missing is incompatability with the SL.  Not something you need.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

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