Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/25

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Subject: [Leica] Heliar 50mm f3.5
From: jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:38:23 -0500
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I have an elderly 50/3.5 Elmar, and I really haven't gotten any decent 
result from it, but it does look like hell. If I were stranded on a 
desert island with only one lens, it would be the 50/3.5 Heliar. 
Fortunately, there's a lot of light on desert islands.

Jeffery

lrzeitlin at aol.com wrote:
> Jeffery writes:
> That 50/3.5 is worth its weight in gold if you can stand the small
> aperture. I hope the build quality of the tube is upgraded from the
> earlier one.
> - - - - - -
> But how does it compare to the Elmar 50mm f3.5? I have a couple of 
> those. Is it worth $1000 USD more?
> Larry Z
>
>
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Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Heliar 50mm f3.5)
 In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at aol.com (lrzeitlin at aol.com) ([Leica] Heliar 50mm f3.5)