Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/09

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Subject: [Leica] f1.5 50mm M Summarit
From: Afterswift at aol.com (Afterswift@aol.com)
Date: Sun Oct 9 02:29:09 2005
 
Friends on LUG referred to the f1.5 50mm Summarit as a "1950's" lens. I just 
did some portrait work with this lens at full aperture with Tri-X using an 
M3. 
The results were remarkable. It is a lens out of time. Left on its own, with 
only EL, it brought out contrast and subtlety. It didn't tear women's faces 
apart. It isn't a clinical lens when used as it was intended by Leitz. It 
was a 
joy to print its negatives. 

Bob
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