Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/25

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Subject: [Leica] summar / summitar /Summicron
From: feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli)
Date: Mon Apr 25 15:50:07 2005
References: <012601c549c9$407dfd60$6501a8c0@ccapr.com> <000701c549de$aaeb93a0$3201a8c0@AUG01>

I have all three of these...

The Summar is the oldest of the three, It is very flare prone and soft 
wide open.
That said it has a unique look and really is something special.
Uncoated. There is a very rare rigid version of this lens ($$$).

The Summitar was the prelude to the Summicron. Not a bad lens.
Sharper than the Summar and Elmar and slightly behind the Summicron.
This lens was uncoated before 1945.

The Summicron is a great lens and the sharpest of the collapsible
models. It is based on the Summitar and really set a new standard for 
normal
lens performance when it was introduced. It is not as sharp as the 
DR/rigid or
current versions, but it has a beautiful fingerprint. This was HCB's 
standard
lens for almost 40 years.

All of these lenses have soft coatings and front elements. It is next 
to impossible
to find a perfectly clean Summar. Most Summicron's have wipe marks. 
Shine a flashlight
through the rear of the lens and check for swirls.

feli



On Apr 25, 2005, at 2:35 PM, Ruben wrote:

> with leica SM/LTM
> What is the difference between the Summar and Summitar both 5 cm 1: 
> 2,0 and how do they -if at akk - compare with the Summicron 5cm 2,0
> Thanks
> Ruben
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Replies: Reply from rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] summar / summitar /Summicron)
In reply to: Message from bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen) ([Leica] Wide-open, of course)
Message from ruben at rhodos.dk (Ruben) ([Leica] summar / summitar /Summicron)