Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Better for flare ... there you said the magic words, Don. My Elmar is just fine, but it's an older uncoated version. I hear the coated Elmars are more flare resistent. Looking at the 1.5 lenses now ... I didn't realize they made them in screw-mounts. For some reason or another I was assuming they were only a Contax/Kiev mount. Thanks! Daniel On 8/16/05, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >