Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Too bad, had I known I could have bought into the ranks of collectors of infinite variations of 50mm lenses. ;-) LTM lenses of various kinds seemed adequately well represented, albeit at a price, at the San Jose Photo Fair. The things that were relatively thin on the ground were Pentax K and KA mount primes. (?) All other SLR stuff seemed to be total drugs on the market. Returning to the question, is the Nikon LTM also a Sonnar derivative? Any reason to prefer the Canon or the Nikon, scarcity factor aside? Peter. SF, CA --- Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > I'm pretty sure that the Canon 50/1.5 was a Sonnar > copy. In good shape, $325 > might have been a pretty good price. They are hard > to find. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] > On Behalf Of pmcc > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 8:08 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM > > > > > My guess is the Nikon version is much more common. > > That would make sense, and assuming the optics are > identical might explain the price differential. > > At the same swap meet I also saw a Canon 50/1.5 LTM, > in somewhat less pristine user shape. The owner was > asking $325, which cooled any remaining spark of > interest I might have had. > > But, am I correct in thinking that the Canon and the > Nikon are both Sonnar derivatives, and if so, > whether > anyone here knows if they are comparable? > > Peter. > SF, CA > > --- Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Peter, > > > > My guess is the Nikon version is much more common. > I > > have a beautiful > > black one on my S2 That I swear looks like it it's > > never been used. > > No dust, marks, haze or scratches. > > > > Len > > > > > > On Jan 15, 2007, at 8:30 PM, pmcc wrote: > > > > > I saw a user LTM 50/1.4 at a swap meet this > > weekend, > > > and the dealer was asking $295 -- struck me as a > > touch > > > ambitious. Glass was unfogged, typical slight > > dust > > > inside, but there were a few light marks on the > > front. > > > Seems the LTM ones run higher than the Nikon > > mount > > > models. > > > > > > Peter. > > > SF, CA > > > > > > --- Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > >> Finding one without cleaning marks is a > > challenge. > > >> The most economical way > > >> to get one may be to buy a used Nikon S2 with > one > > >> attached (there seem to be > > >> a lot of those). But you can only use it on > your > > >> Nikon S2. > > >> > > >> Jeffery Smith > > >> New Orleans, LA > > >> http://www.400tx.com > > >> http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: > > lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > > >> > > > > > > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] > > >> On Behalf Of Luis > > >> Ripoll > > >> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 3:40 PM > > >> To: 'Leica Users Group' > > >> Subject: RE: [Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM > > >> > > >> > > >> I've just followed one on e-bay, maximum bidder > > has > > >> paid 486 Euro! > > >> > > >> Saludos > > >> Luis > > >> > > >> -----Mensaje original----- > > >> De: > > >> > > > > > > lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > > >> > > > > > > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] > > >> En nombre de > > >> Jeffery Smith Enviado el: lunes, 15 de enero de > > 2007 > > >> 5:06 > > >> Para: 'Leica Users Group' > > >> Asunto: RE: [Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM > > >> > > >> I'll keep my eye out for one. Thanks, Marc. > > >> > > >> Jeffery Smith > > >> New Orleans, LA > > >> http://www.400tx.com > > >> http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: > > lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > > >> > > > > > > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] > > >> On Behalf Of Marc > > >> James Small > > >> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 9:21 PM > > >> To: Leica Users Group; 'Leica Users Group' > > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikkor 50/1.4 LTM > > >> > > >> > > >> At 12:06 PM 1/14/2007, Jeffery Smith wrote: > > >>> One of you asked about this lens last week. I > > took > > >> it out yesterday and > > >> shot >with some Acros. My initial impressions > > >> looking at the TIF scans is > > >> that >this lens is the *sharpest old, fast > 50mm > > >> lens* in my collection. > > >> Beats the >50/1.5 Summarit and the 50/1.5 > > Sonnar. > > >> If it is still available, > > >> grab it. My >results look so good, I doubt > that > > I > > >> will send it out to have > > >> the inside >dust removed. If it ain't broke, > > don't > > >> CLA it, I always say. > > >> ;-) > > >> > > >> Jeffery > > >> > > >> You might want to try a 2" f/2 Cooke > > >> Amotal. Despite the really crude mount, this > is > > one > > >> outstandingly solid > > >> lens. > > >> > > >> Marc > > >> > > >> > > >> msmall@aya.yale.edu > > >> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > > for > > >> more information > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > > for > > >> more information > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > > for > > >> more information > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > > for > > >> more information > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > > ______________ > > > Need Mail bonding? > > > Go to the Yahoo! 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