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Subject: RE: [Leica] Alternate to current 35mm ASPH?
From: Tim Atherton <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 17:58:57 -0700

The 35mm Pre-asph Summilux I had was a dog at anything below 2.8 (it did
give a nice David Hamiltonesque look to things in the "right"
circumstances).

But my pre-asph 35mm cron is a little beauty. Tiny, zingy , great Bokeh...
Not sure if it's the last or next to last model (how do you tell?). I'd say
it's taken most of my Leica M pix - so nicely worn in, with all the good
electrons facing the right way after those exposures.

Mind you, nice as it is, I might do a straight swap for a 35mm lux Asph...
:-)

tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of faneuil
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 5:28 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Alternate to current 35mm ASPH?
>
>
> Ok - so from all the responses I have received I am thinking of selling my
> 35 lux ASPH for the compactness of a 4th gen 35 summicron.  Stop f1.4 all
> that much, esp as I usually have my camrera loaded with 400 NPH or TCN.
> The compactness of the late spherical model is just so atttactive..
>
> Fickle Eric
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 7:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Alternate to current 35mm ASPH?
>
>
> > Rei Shinozuka wrote:
> > >
> > > the original summilux is a very tiny thing, even with the
> hood mounted.
> > >
> > > -rei
> > >
> > It seemed to me the 35 Summicron and Summilux were twins.
> > You seemed to sacrifice nothing in therms of bulk and weight for the
> > extra F stop.
> > A close look at the specs showed you there was a slight increase.
> >
> >
> > Mark Rabiner
> > Portland, Oregon USA
> > http://www.rabinergroup.com
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