Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> 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 Had it bought it sold it Been there done that. Mark William Rabiner