Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If I were (1) a professional photographer who (2) relies on a Leica M240 and who (3) could shoot at your level of talent, the 50 Summilux would loom over my head, keeping me up at nights if I didn?t have one. You shoot enough outdoors (i.e., not candlelight) that the Noctilux is usually not mandatory. The lighter weight of the Summilux, its sharpness, and its bokeh make it a very attractive lens for what you do and the level of enlargement that you need. I think there may be more anecdotal evidence of people foregoing their Noctilux in favor of a Summilux 50 (rather than the reverse). There may be seller?s remorse after selling a Noctilux, so both lenses might be best. If I ever can get outdoors in good weather without being leashed to a hyperactive min pin, I?ll put the newly revised 50/1.5 Nokton to some use and post some images. At a fraction of the cost of a Summilux, it is a very nice lens handling-wise, much more attractive and better feeling than the first generation Nokton of yesteryear. Jeffery On Oct 28, 2013, at 5:15 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Yes, the Noctilux is my only practical 50. I have a Summicron that has the > eyes, but I don't think that fits on anything current. I probably use my > 35/1.4 more than my Noctilux and I was wondering if the 50 Summilux might > be a good idea. The bad part is that I just bought the M240 and my > equipment budget for this year is beyond blown! > > Thanks, > > Tina > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> Tina, I think if the Noct is your only 50 you may well need the Summilux. >> >> I've been looking and I think a good current version can be had in the low >> $3,000 range; I just haven't committed yet. >> >> IIRC the current version was introduced around the time of the Cape Cod >> Seminar in 2001 or 2004. I think Don Dory had one of the first ones; I >> think I thought it was too sharp; but those were film days. >> >> You might ought to try one out from lensrentals.com and report back. >> >> --Bob >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> >> wrote: >> >>> LUG: >>> >>> Does anybody have a 50 Summilux for sale? Do I need a 50 Summilux? >>> >>> I probably have enough lenses ;-) Is there such a thing as enough >> lenses? >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley >>> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information