[Leica] What's the Best All-Around 50?

[s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)]

All this talk about the 50mm has given me a hankering for an Elmar, LTM.
Any one got one out there for the Friday free for all?

Slobodan Dimitrov
Studio G-8,
Angels Gate Cultural Center
http://sdimitrovphoto.com





On May 10, 2006, at 7:10 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> If you are a disciple of the Photodo ratings, the Photodo ratings  
> of the
> Noctilux are way up there (4.2), and despite what others may say,  
> I've never
> found a highly-rated Photodo lens that was bad. They may have some  
> low-rated
> lenses that are striking, though.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Ken
> Iisaka
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 8:54 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] What's the Best All-Around 50?
>
>
> Sure, Noctilux is designed to perform well under very limited  
> lighting, but
> it performs superbly in a less rigorous condition.  There is hardly  
> anything
> that a Noctilux do cannot but only a Summilux or Summicron can besides
> close-ups at less than 1 metre.
>
> For me, Noctilux is the one and the only lens which would have to  
> be pried
> off my cold dead hand.  Sure, it's bigger than other Leica lenses,  
> but the
> combination with the body still weighs less than many digital SLR  
> bodies.
> Besides, one Noctilux is cheaper than a Noctilux and a Summicron.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+ken=iisaka.org@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+ken=iisaka.org@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Jeffery
> Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 6:02 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: [Leica] What's the Best All-Around 50?
>
> Now, this  isn't a "What should I buy?" question because I have  
> nearly all
> of them already. And the Noctilux 50/1.0 isn't the right answer  
> because it
> is really designed to be used under limited light and it is just  
> too darned
> big, expensive, and heavy to be a "best" of all worlds. Take into  
> account:
>
> Sharpness (a subjective perception)
> Contrast
> Bokeh
> Easy of use (yeah, I guess that means weight and size)
> Contrast
> Versatility
> Affordability (keep in mind that I'm talking to LUGers who could  
> afford the
> body...they have enough to buy this lens, but who spend $3,800 if  
> you can
> buy the best all-around 50 for less?) Use with today's films, not  
> classic
> films Intangibles
>
> I have a pretty good idea of what most folks would say, but  
> wondered if I am
> right. If the Department of Homeland Security dictated that a  
> photographer
> could have only one lens, a 50 (so you couldn't take pictures of  
> places you
> planned to attack), what would it be? Oh, and it has to be Leica.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
>
>
>
>
>
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