Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, the original 35/2.5 Pancake is a beautifully made lens! Takes nice picture too. Scott pmcc wrote: >>>Anyone have any experience with the 40mm f1.4 CV >>>lens? I've been toying with >>>the idea of getting one of these for my CLE. >>> >>> > >To my mind the most successful of the CV wide/normals >was the original 35mm/f2.5 Pancake I LTM lens. They >didn't have to push any envelopes to make it and >whatever >tradeoffs they made were nicely implemented. Some >users >have had specific issues, optical and ergonomic, with >the likes of the 35mm/f1.2 and 1.7. These are lenses >on >steroids, for occasions when you want to swing for the >bleachers and don't mind carrying a weighted bat. It >is said that the Pancake had the same optics as the >35mm/f2.5 Classic, which I haven't tried, but for me >the wider, stubby lens barrel and short focus throw >make it a great street lens. I didn't like the >upgraded >M-mount Pancake II nearly as much. I don't know >whether >the optical upgrade represents a signficant >enhancement, >but even so, I found it a fiddly lens to use, with my >fingers getting tangled up and a focusing ring that is >way too stiff. And I prefer the versatility offered by >the LTM mount. But that's mostly personal preference. > >PMCC. >SF, CA > >NO ARCHIVE > > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 >http://mail.yahoo.com > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >