[Leica] Summarit Reviews

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whoo hoo!  CV for 800K?  you mean $800!

Leo


On Jan 12, 2008 5:24 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Ted makes a good point about this specific lens.... the Leica ASPH 35 Lux
> is
> upwards of $3K.  The Summarit around $1600, the Cosina is around $800K
>
> Even at 2 stops slower, I think Leica found a target here......
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Ted
> Grant
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 3:08 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Summarit Reviews
>
> Frank Filippone offered:
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Summarit Reviews<<<
>
> >>As for the Cosina lenses, I do have and use a couple.  For the price
> they
> are really terrific.  Does a $300 Cosina lens compete with new $1600 Leica
> lenses.. Not in my book.<<<
>
> Hi Frank,
>
> I would've agreed with you a few years ago, but since I started using the
> 35mm f1.2 CV lens and looked at photographs with Leica glass 35's I'd used
> for several years, I'd take the CV over the Leica.
>
> Obviously this isn't the case with every CV lens to Leica.
>
> But I never cease to be amazed how well this f 1.2, 35mm lens cuts digital
> images on M8 and on film when I have a mental relapse or collapse and use
> film. :-)
>
> Maybe I just got lucky and the lens I have is a winner, but honestly I'd
> put
> it up against a Leica lens any day.
>
> Now these comments are from shooting real time work stuff and not testing
> mm
> to mm trying to look for differences on a sheet of newspaper tacked to the
> wall.
>
> The bottom line has always been, "how good the print looks and does the
> content excite the client!" If that's the case then they pay me and I
> smile!
> :-)
>
> ted
>
>
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