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

[rhaightjr at yahoo.com (Bob Haight)]

The cron. Sharpness, size and cost. The extra stop of
the current Lux is nice but for an all around lens the
Cron fits the bill

--- Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for
> more information
> 


__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
http://mail.yahoo.com