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Subject: [Leica] What's the Best All-Around 50?
From: dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)
Date: Thu May 11 11:32:36 2006
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I know what you mean.

Time flies ... I said 6 months ago. It was a year ago (exacty). One
cropped up in my PAW:

http://www.dlridings.se/paw/2005/19.html

Daniel

On 5/11/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote:
> I managed to learn one of two things during  years of buying and using
> Nikon gear. Found I'd rather shoot 1/30 @ f2 than 1/60 @ f1.4. Not only
> did I have more money for film, I had a lens with fewer aberrations.
>
> Walt
>
> Daniel Ridings wrote:
>
> > About 6 months ago I couldn't pass one up (the pre-AI version) for 30
> > dollars. Kind of fun to play with. Makes me sympathize with those who
> > want their 1.4 Summiluxes.
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> > On 5/11/06, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I just bought a used (but new in box) Nikkor AIS 50mm 1.4 for 70
> >> dollars.  ;-)
> >>
> >> Walt
> >>
> >> Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> >>
> >> > Mark,
> >> > You must be joking!!
> >> >
> >> > B&H prices:
> >> >
> >> > 50mm f1.4AIS  Nikkor is US$300 US Guarantee.(ithe AF version will be
> >> > cheaper)
> >> > 50mm Summicron-M is US$1495 US Guarantee.
> >> >
> >> > Cheers
> >> > Jayanand
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Mark Langer wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> In that case, I'm surprised that the ubiquitous Jupiter 3 50mm f1.5
> >> >> hasn't
> >> >> come up, which is a lot of lens for the money.  Or the Nikkor 50mm
> >> f1.4,
> >> >> although with that lens you are getting into the Summicron price
> >> range.
> >> >>
> >> >> On 5/11/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I laid out the criteria in the original email posting. I guess I was
> >> >>> looking for "best" as the one lens that could be the best
> >> compromise of
> >> >>> features, like D76 and Tri-X, rather than the best at doing one
> >> thing.
> >> >>> --
> >> >>> Jeffery
> >> >>>
> >> >>> -
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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