Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/29

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Subject: [Leica] CV lens recommendations
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu Mar 29 15:42:41 2007
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On Mar 29, 2007, at 4:20 PM, Don Dory wrote:

> Ah, another initiate into the 50mm lens pantheon.  In that case get  
> the
> collapsible 50 CV.  The Nokton is OK but nothing great until F2.8  
> or so
> without the interesting effects of the Summarit.


  the summarit doesn't get a lot of play here, though my experience  
with it has been quite favorable....

seems that it is underrated...

your thoughts about it please Don...?


Steve


>
> On 3/29/07, jack <jmaddox01@suddenlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>
>
> -- 
> Don
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>
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