Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, optically it is superb. It's just that it's not the "best selling" used Leica lens with prices actually dropping a bit. On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 9:44 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > The 28mm Summicron chrome is an oddity in that it is still ali rather than > the usual (heavier) brass for a chrome lens, it is a 'character' lens, just > as the Nikon 28 f1.4 is. I think Richard meant 'unloved' as in people were > selling it cheapish rather than saying it is optically poor - hence he says > 'fortunately' .... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Rabiner > > Maybe on this thing we should find the specs. The MTF graphs. And or some > reviews by people who sound like they may know what they're talking about. > Instead of relying on capricious or even malicious chat group gossip. > I can speak for the finish of the lens a chrome version which looked top > Leica quality to me. If that accounts for much. > > > On 4/6/15 12:24 AM, "Gene duprey" <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > > > Interesting. i remember several years ago everyone was praising the 28 > Chron. > > I wonder what has changed? > > > > Gene > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > > Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2015 3:06:51 PM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Screw the Nocti... > > > > If I do street documentary, I would get a 28mm (again) for sure. I did > > most of my "Occupy" series with the 35 or 50mm, and I definitely would > > have loved a 28mm. > > > > Fortunately, the 28mm Cron is the unloved Leica-child, so one can get > > it for around $2500 now. A bargain compares to the Nocti :-) > > > > On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 12:28 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > wrote: > > > >> Hi Mark, I think you should go back a reread your books ;-) > >> > >> john > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Mark Rabiner > >> Sent: Monday, 6 April 2015 6:08 a.m. > >> To: Leica Users Group > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Screw the Nocti... > >> > >> Most of us and most photographers I've ever met unless they were just > >> starting out had both a 28 and a 24. Nobody ever didn't have either. > >> That would be crazy. Its always been a basic focal length. Its one of > >> the frame lines in M's since the M2 in 1957. > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits