Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Hey y'all... > > A local dealer is offering a 35mm f3.5 Summaron in an M mount for $350. It > appears to be in excellent shape. I'm tempted to get it for my M3 body as a > "fixed focus" street photo lens. > > How bad does this lens suck? > > Craig > Boston > > > Craig, I feel that the Summaron 35/3.5 is an overlooked lens that produces excellent results and can be bought very cheaply. Here are two pictures on my website that were shot with that lens and blown up to 16x20. The only thing wrong with it is, it is a tad slow for low light stuff. http://www.streetphoto.net/index-bigone1.html http://www.streetphoto.net/index-bigone3.html Steve Annapolis http://www.streetphoto.net