Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]10/18 Greetings, The November 1996 issue of POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY has a Test section review of the 50mm f/2 Summicron and the 50mm f2.8 Elmar. See page 86 for details. Both lenses get high marks on the optical bench as well as in real-world situations, but the tester(s) point out that "a handful of Japanese 50mm lenses for SLRs actually edge them out. What really matters is that the Summicron-M and the Elmar-M are top-level performers and among the best lenses that can be fitted to an M-series Leica." In the same issue there is a cover story on why certain pros use medium-format. Regards, Chris Morrow University Photographer St. Lawrence Univ. Canton, NY cmo1@music.stlawu.edu