Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i love th lower contrast of my early rigid summicron--helps turn down the contrast of digital on a bright day with shadows ric > On Jan 3, 2015, at 10:10 AM, Larry Zeitlin via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > Agree. The old first edition 50 mm Summicron is an under appreciated > jewel. It is sharper than many of its successors and today its one > failing, low contrast, is easily compensated by the turn of a dial. > Besides, when you collapse it, you can slip your Leica into a large sized > pocket. > Larry Z > - - - - - - > Nathan writes: > A few months ago I bought myself a 1953-vintage collapsible 50mm > Summicron. I have a 50mm Summilux from the late 1960s or early 1970s, and > I have owned more modern Leica 50mm in the past. I have to say that at > least at this focal length, the lens designers back in the day certainly > knew what they were doing. I love my two old lenses. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information