Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yup, some people don't like them. But bulky? Compared to a Summilux? I think not. Compared to a Summicron? Bigger, but not "bulky." And, yes, the price was insane at $1000 and is even more insane at $1500. But then that's the Leica "mystique." ;-) On 9/5/06 3:02 PM, "Jeff Moore" <jbm@jbm.org> wrote: > 2006-09-04-18:07:15 B. D. Colen: >> No, the Nokton is not a Summicron, but then neither is the pre-asph >> Summilux, but any stretch of the imagination > > Well, yeah, but... I had a Nokton for awhile. Even if you set aside > its bulk relative to the Leica offerings (except of course for the > Noctilux), there's its visual fingerprint wideish-open -- I just didn't > like it. Seemed really harsh, blocky, and somehow lacking subtlety -- > even though it was probably objectively [ha! I make little joke!] > "sharper" (whatever that means) than the pre-ASPH Summilux I'd bought it > in an attempt not to have to pay for. > > I sent the Nokton on down the stream to its next owner, and scraped up > the pennies for the then-current pre-ASPH Summilux, which I loved. A > little softish wide open (especially away from the center), though never > really annoyingly so, and just a lovely smooth presentation. Mmmm. > >> In fact, what is a Summicron 50 but a Summicron 50. > > Indeed. But I just happened to be looking at B&H lens prices the other > day, and noticed the current price for a 50mm Summicron-M. What the > HELL. About $1500? For a Summicron? I thought it was crazy when they > hit $1000. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information