Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel, Truly, the best bet for almost no money is one of the Soviet Jupiter whatever 50mm F1.5 lenses. Some of the latest ones were multicoated and even the monocoated versions are really quite good under normal conditions. Better, especially for flare or lack thereof , than any of the Leica fifties form the fifties. The Summitar and Summicron have their virtures, but for optical quality for the money you cant beat the Sonnar clone. If the commie lenses seem a little cheap to you for serious long term ownership, then either the Nikor 50 F1.4 or the Canon Serenar 50mm F1.5 are very well built Sonnar knockoffs that have similar quite good performance. In short, before you commit to the approximately $200 for a Summitar use one of the Sonnars first. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 8/15/05, Daniel Ridings <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh boy, Graham. Watch out for these little boxes. They're a lot of fun! > > Great first shot! > > I'm looking for a Summitar myself. The Elmar I have is great under the > right circumstances, but they are not always the ones I'm in (it > flares easily). > > Best, > Daniel > > On 8/15/05, GeeBee <geebee@geebeephoto.com> wrote: > > Latest acquisition, a IIIf, loaded with film waiting for the lens to be > > delivered at work. Lens arrives from KEH, screw it on, turn to my right > > where a work colleague is having a snack and click, another bout of > > retail > > lunacy is underway. > > > > > > Leica IIIf : 50mm Summitar : Kodak T400 CN > > > > http://www.geebeephoto.com/2005/05270.htm > > > > > > Graham > > http://geebeephoto.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >