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

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Subject: [Leica] Erwin Puts tests the summarits
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Mon Nov 19 19:59:58 2007

Oh, I don't know.  there are several he has complained about in his book.  
The pre-asph 35 Lux for example, a couple of 90's and several of the early 
35 summicrons.

Gene

-------------- Original message from slobodan dimitrov 
<s.dimitrov@charter.net>: -------------- 


> It can certainly be a truism that Erwin has yet to meet a Leica lens 
> he didn't like. 
> 
> S. 
> 
> 
> On Nov 19, 2007, at 2:37 PM, Steve Barbour 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 wrote: 
> >> http://www.imx.nl/photo/lenstest/summarit_lenses_part_one_no.html 
> >> 
> >> cheers, 
> >> 
> >> Michiel Fokkema 
> >> 
> >> 
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