Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Seth, Your review in VF Vol 37 No 4 is very impressive. It's probably the most comprehension review of any lens I've ever seen. After you mentioned the 2.8 Summaron I went searching the web for it. Yup it's gotten up there in price. I wish I had one as that generation of Leica lenses give me the look I really like. Len On Dec 10, 2008, at 5:27 PM, Seth Rosner wrote: > Greg, it is why eBay prices for the 35/2,8 Summaron have risen > recently. The 3/4 sensor eliminates the corner fall-off in both > resolution and contrast and reduces to a hardly perceptible minimum > this lens' field curvature. Not owning an M8 (yet) I cannot confirm > my opinon that this lens will now outperform the 35 Summicrons > right up until the ASPH version while preserving the well-known > Leica look of the period. The legend that this lens lacks contrast > is simply untrue. And stopped down to 5,6, it is not too far from > the ASPH version. See VIEWFINDER Vol 37 No 4, pp 39-40. > > Seth > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Lorenzo" > <gregj_lorenzo@hotmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group LUG" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 3:50 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] M-lenses on M8 - A Question > > > > The 35 I'd use would have to have the right look (for me). This > probably means not the latest version of Leica's current 35mm lens > line. > > Greg Lorenzo > Calgary, Canada> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:44:52 -0500> Subject: > Re: [Leica] M-lenses on M8 - A Question> From: > mark@rabinergroup.com> To: lug@leica-users.org> > If you're used to > 50's then with an M8 I'd find a nice 35 to have be your> favorite > lens.> 35 * 1.33> = 46.55> > > A 50 gives you 65. Not so much an > "all around" lens.> > > > mark@rabinergroup.com> Mark William > Rabiner> > > > > From: Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3@uwm.edu>> > Reply- > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>> > Date: Tue, 9 Dec > 2008 23:25:52 -0600 (CST)> > To: lug <lug@leica-users.org>> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] M-lenses on M8 - A Question> > > > Original > Message:> >> Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 16:52:43 -0500> >> From: Leonard > Taupier <len-001@verizon.net>> > > >> The 50mm collapsible > Summicron has absolutely no problem when> >> collapsed on the M8 > body. The clearance from the end of the collapsed> >> mount to the > M8 shutter is about 1/2". I don't know about the 90mm> >> Elmar. > But if you have the lens just measure the distance from the> >> > mount to the end of the collapsed lens. The M8 flange to shutter> > >> distance is about 31/32". If the collapsed lens is 3/4" or > greater> >> from mount to end I probably would not collapse it when > on the M8. In> >> any case I have a few collapsible lenses with > adequate clearance but> >> always keep them extended as leica > recommends. The 90mm macro which> >> Leica says is OK does not > extend pass the lens mount at all.> > > __________________________________________________________________> > > Thanks for the information(Nathan too).> > > > I have collapsible > Summicrons in both bayonet and LTM, plus the 90 Elmar> > > collapsible, and I use that feature all the time, so I wondered if > these would> > work if I won the lottery and was able to get an > M8. ;~)> > > > > > Alan> > > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior > Photographer> > UPAA POY 1978> > University Information Technology > Services> > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee> > http:// > gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________> > Leica Users > Group.> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information> > > > _______________________________________________> > Leica Users Group.> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > for more information > _________________________________________________________________ > Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. > http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail? > ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008 > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.16/1841 - Release Date: > 12/10/2008 9:30 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information