Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, 'not bad at all' is the euphemism of the decade!! Your 50 Summilux is by a fairly wide margin the longest-lived lens in Leitz/Leica history. Introduced in 1961, the optical formula and performance were sufficiently world-class that this Summilux remained in the catalog for over 40 years! Seth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@frozenlight.eu> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 3:10 PM Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 15/12/2008: got a new old lens today ;-) > When I buy new gear, I have it delivered to my office, for a variety > of reasons ;-) Today it was a 50mm Summilux for my M8. I would love to > get the latest ASPH version, but at times one does have to look at the > bank balance, so I got a second-hand non-ASPH instead. Still, at f1.4 > at the closest focusing distance of 1 metre, it is not bad at all: > > http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#437146410_dAunU-O-LB > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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: 270.9.19/1853 - Release Date: 12/17/2008 8:31 AM