[Leica] Is it just me, or are these new Leica lenses a huge step up?

[john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)]

I would say different, I tend to have old and new in my most used lenses for 
different looks...

john
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I went to the trouble of having my old Leica lenses coded, but have also 
picked up a few new ones, including the floating element 35mm Summilux ASPH, 
the 50mm Summilux ASPH and, most recently, the 18mm Super Elmar. I think I'm 
going to sell all my old ones from the 80s and 90s. These three latest 
issues on the M240 are just fantastic. For some reason, I'm just missing 
focus less often with the 35 and 50 than my old 35 Summilux ASPH and 
Summicron 50.

The only one I'm thinking of replacing next is the 90mm Elmarit with the new 
90mm Summarit. But the Elmarit has served me so well for almost 20 years 
that I wonder what more the Summarit might have to offer.

--Jim