Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No complaints about the optics but handling is a significant factor as well. I had a Noctilux for a year or two. I LOVED the results but the 1 meter close focus limit kept getting in the way so I sold it. I was going to buy your version of the Summilux after Leica kindly let me try it out at a LHSA spring shoot. Before I could order one they announced the Asph version with a locking hood AND tint control :-) So I got one of those instead. Great lens but it has been back at Leica for almost three months now :-( John Collier On Dec 9, 2004, at 8:00 AM, Marc Attinasi wrote: > Yea, it is too small and collapses way too easily. I was compelled to > put an ugly rubber hood on the front, which just obliterated the > Summilux v3 Chrome's good looks. But it is still the lens against > which I judge my other lenses, and the primary reason that I find most > other lenses to me mediocre at best. > > - marc > > On Dec 9, 2004, at 6:11 AM, John Collier wrote: > >> If you bump into something the hood collapses. Just having it hanging >> off your neck and swinging a bit on your chest is sometimes >> sufficient to collapse the hood. If you are counting on the hood for >> flare protection, this is really annoying. I need a hood that works >> not one I have to be constantly checking to see if it is still >> extended. On my 90/2AA I use a thick rubber band to keep the darn >> thing out. >> >> John Collier >> >> On Dec 9, 2004, at 1:31 AM, Matt Morgan wrote: >> >>> On 9 Dec 2004, at 15:03, Feli di Giorgio wrote: >>> >>>> v03 - Summilux-M (1995-2004) >>>> Same optical design as v02 but now focuses as close as .7 meters, >>>> instead of 1 meter. Newer coatings and the dreaded collapsible >>>> hood. >>> >>> >>> What is it about this hood that is disliked? I've seen this >>> mentioned a few times in the past. >>> >>> I have this lens, and I don't really think about the hood. It's >>> similar to my 75mm Lux. >>> >>> Am I missing something technical? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >