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Subject: [Leica] What's the Best All-Around 50?
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Thu May 11 13:42:28 2006
References: <20060511104822.12104.qmail@web50112.mail.yahoo.com>

I agree. "All around" included "affordability" in the criteria. A
Leica 50/2 Cron fits the bill perfectly.

Bob Haight wrote:

>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
>>
>>    
>>
[snip]

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