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Subject: [Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM
From: jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Mon Jan 15 18:41:39 2007

I'm pretty sure that the Canon 50/1.5 was a Sonnar copy. In good shape, $325
might have been a pretty good price. They are hard to find.

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 pmcc
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 8:08 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM



> My guess is the Nikon version is much more common.

That would make sense, and assuming the optics are
identical might explain the price differential.

At the same swap meet I also saw a Canon 50/1.5 LTM,
in somewhat less pristine user shape. The owner was
asking $325, which cooled any remaining spark of
interest I might have had.  

But, am I correct in thinking that the Canon and the
Nikon are both Sonnar derivatives, and if so, whether
anyone here knows if they are comparable?

Peter.
SF, CA

--- Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote:

> Peter,
> 
> My guess is the Nikon version is much more common. I
> have a beautiful
> black one on my S2 That I swear looks like it it's
> never been used.  
> No dust, marks, haze or scratches.
> 
> Len
> 
> 
> On Jan 15, 2007, at 8:30 PM, pmcc wrote:
> 
> > I saw a user LTM 50/1.4 at a swap meet this
> weekend,
> > and the dealer was asking $295 -- struck me as a
> touch
> > ambitious.  Glass was unfogged, typical slight
> dust
> > inside, but there were a few light marks on the
> front.
> >  Seems the LTM ones run higher than the Nikon
> mount
> > models.
> >
> > Peter.
> > SF, CA
> >
> > --- Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Finding one without cleaning marks is a
> challenge.
> >> The most economical way
> >> to get one may be to buy a used Nikon S2 with one
> >> attached (there seem to be
> >> a lot of those). But you can only use it on your
> >> Nikon S2.
> >>
> >> 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 Luis
> >> Ripoll
> >> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 3:40 PM
> >> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> >> Subject: RE: [Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM
> >>
> >>
> >> I've just followed one on e-bay, maximum bidder
> has
> >> paid 486 Euro!
> >>
> >> Saludos
> >> Luis
> >>
> >> -----Mensaje original-----
> >> De:
> >>
> >
>
lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
> >>
> >
>
[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org]
> >> En nombre de
> >> Jeffery Smith Enviado el: lunes, 15 de enero de
> 2007
> >> 5:06
> >> Para: 'Leica Users Group'
> >> Asunto: RE: [Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM
> >>
> >> 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
> >> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!
> >>
> >>
> >>
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