Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/14

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Subject: [Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM
From: jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Sun Jan 14 20:06:01 2007

I'll keep my eye out for one. Thanks, Marc.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com
http://400tx.blogspot.com/



-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Marc
James Small
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 9:21 PM
To: Leica Users Group; 'Leica Users Group'
Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM


At 12:06 PM 1/14/2007, Jeffery Smith wrote:
 >One of you asked about this lens last week. I took it out yesterday and
shot  >with some Acros. My initial impressions looking at the TIF scans is
that  >this lens is the *sharpest old, fast 50mm lens* in my collection.
Beats the  >50/1.5 Summarit and the 50/1.5 Sonnar. If it is still available,
grab it. My  >results look so good, I doubt that I will send it out to have
the inside  >dust removed. If it ain't broke, don't CLA it, I always say.
;-)

Jeffery

You might want to try a 2" f/2 Cooke 
Amotal.  Despite the really crude mount, this is one outstandingly solid
lens.

Marc


msmall@aya.yale.edu
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Replies: Reply from luisripoll at telefonica.net (Luis Ripoll) ([Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM)
In reply to: Message from marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small) ([Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM)