Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/19

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Subject: [Leica] Erwin Puts tests the summarits
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Mon Nov 19 15:05:29 2007
References: <4740C660.9010507@wanadoo.nl> <6af76ca00711191253v423fd54duf026364ad5dab8de@mail.gmail.com> <BD743099-A9E9-473C-B069-AB6083A5AE11@charter.net> <9A252848-82A0-4121-A856-3EFEA714FE04@cox.net>

As I "compromise" everyday  with a 30 plus year old summicron 35, and other
assorted Leica and CV  junk on my M8, I think I'd like to try out a couple
of these without prejudice.  I would like for them to be f2, because I like
that area, but they look interesting to me.

SonC

On 11/19/07, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote:
>
> as all lenses are a compromise,  these are a bigger compromise than
> most for Leica...
>
> We have to wonder what Erwin gets from Leica for writing these lens
> tests and reviews...
>
> hence, I'm not too sure he can be an objective and independent testing
> service...
>
> but it's fun to read the stuff,
>
> fwiw...
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> On Nov 19, 2007, at 3:25 PM, slobodan dimitrov wrote:
>
> > Or maybe Leica just threw in the towel, on the basis that their
> > previous optics are beyond the capabilities of their current client
> > base.
> >
> > Slobodan D.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Nov 19, 2007, at 12:53 PM, Christopher Birchenhall wrote:
> >
> > Michiel
> >
> > Thanks for the link. Sounds like Leica have hit a happy balance with
> > these new lenses.
> >
> > Chris B
> >
> > On 18/11/2007, Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl> wrote:
> >> http://www.imx.nl/photo/lenstest/summarit_lenses_part_one_no.html
> >>
> >> cheers,
> >>
> >> Michiel Fokkema
> >>
> >>
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
Natchitoches, Louisiana
USA

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