Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 50/1.4 Summilux is on the way- I've adroitly avoided all the "...yes, but it's not a Leica" comments :) Very busy photographing in Provence so am somewhat (uncharacteristically) quiet for the moment. Beautiful light here although today the mistral is on with a vengeance. I'll put some work up later this evening. Wendy On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Tim Gray <tgray at 125px.com> wrote: > On Tue 6, Oct'09 at 12:01 PM +0430, Wendy Thurman wrote: > >> Does anyone have any experience with the subject lens? I am in the market >> for the Summilux 50/1.4 but it is "Out of Stock" on B&H's website and I >> felt, that at the price of $692, it would be hard to go wrong with the >> Zeiss >> as an interim normal lens (and future backup). >> > > I've not used the ZM 50/2, but I did have the most recent Leica 50/2 and > the ZM 35/2. While the aperture/focusing on the Leica felt a little > smoother, I can't say that was because it was made better. I liked the ZM > 35/2 more than the Leica 50/2. I know it's a different focal length, but > if > the ZM 50/2 is anything like there 35/2, I'd say it's well worth the $692 > you might pay for it. Better yet, buy it used and sell it if/when you buy a > 50/1.4, and you might not lose any money at all. I bought my Summicron for > less than $600 and had no problems getting the same price for it when I > sold > it. > > From what I hear, the ZM 50/2 is an excellent lens. It's very flare > resistant, which the Summicron was not. Though, to be honest, I ended up > selling both the Summicron and the 35/2 for a 50 Summilux ASPH and haven't > regretted it once. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >