Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]><Snip> > Has anyone here compared the Nikkor 50/1.4 to any of the pre-aspheric 50 > lenses? Am I going to be happy with this lens if I end up getting a 35 > Summicron, or am I going to lust after a 50 Summicron, too? I have no > intention of getting rid of the Nikkor, as it ought to be good for > available light even if I have a Summicron. > > Facts? Opinions? Barking dogma? Inquiring minds wanna know... > > --Peter Klein > Seattle, WA Peter I've shot like crazy with and AI Nikkor 50 which is now being intensively being used as my Loup on my light table (you turn it upside down, I put a hole through a back cap). I was sold on Leica when i saw how my first Leica lens a 50 Summicron 7 years ago blew my 50 Nikkor out of the water. No contest. Mark Rabiner