Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don, I have a summitar,a summirit, an elmar, and a rigid chrome summicron all 50's and a 90 and 135 elmar. They are all good as you say. I want to try a modern CV lens to see how they stand up to my current Nikons. Quite frankly I can't afford the modern Leica lens prices. A Voigtlander lens is not as well made as a Leica. The resolution and contrast are also below Leica in most cases. For the price they appear to be the best buy in a modern lens with the Leica mount. Jack Don Dory wrote: > Jack, > Heresy time. Buy a used Summitar for $200 or so. Great lens good price. > The 90 is fairly small and inexpensive for what you get so that is an > option. A LTM Nikor 50 F1.4 is only going to run you about $300 and > would > be a better lens than the VC options. Heck, a clean Canon 50 1.8 > would be a > better option. Yes, I am biased. > > On 3/29/07, Jack Maddox <jmaddox01@suddenlink.net> wrote: >> >> I have decided to purchase a Voigtlander lens to use with my Leica's >> (shame on me) but can't decide which one I want. The three I am looking >> at are: >> >> 50/2.0 collapsible Heliar >> 50/1.5 Nokton >> 90/3.5 APO Lanthar >> >> Any information or suggestions about these would be helpful. >> >> Jack >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > >