Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The DR has the same formula as the 11818 'Type II' Rigid, produced from 1957-1969, which has seven elements. The newer Summicon 50s have six elements and are a completely different design (which is similar to that of most modern 50/2 and 50/1.8 lenses) as well as of obviously different construction. Marty On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 5:34 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > If its the case that the DR and regular Summicron is the same glass then > one > thing the DR has is its build which is curiously better than any other > Leica > lens I've come upon. > The lens is just gorgeous. > > Compare it to a silver spray painted modern M lens. > > -------------------- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > mark at rabinergroup.com > > >> From: Christopher Saganich <chs2018 at med.cornell.edu> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:22:14 -0400 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Salgado S2 now DR contrast >> >> Thanks Montie. ?I agree that the DR's and rigid >> 50's (i've never used one of those but I think >> they are the same formula) are wonderful for >> B&W...probably color as well but I wouldn't know >> about that. ?The DR is pretty much my favorite >> lens. ?This is based on my particular narrow >> frame of triX in D23. ? I'm not sure if TriX is >> considered a wide latitude film, however I use it >> because I know I can shoot out on the beach at >> noon and then later during a candle light dinner >> and still have decent images all around. ?I >> suppose that is some kind of wide lattitude. >> >> Chris > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >