[Leica] Leica 40mm CL lens

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Yes a typo here its maybe obvious I meant 40mm not 50mm Summicron C is/was
my fave Leica m lens.
I like the compactness of it. And the perspective. It pretty much put my
35mm Asph Summicron and 50 non Asph Summicron out of business as far as I
go. Not that I was about to sell them.
-- 
Mark R.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/



> From: Mark Kronquist <mak at teleport.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:15:19 -0700
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica 40mm CL lens
> 
> The 40mm CL lens was an excellent performer delivering crisp slides and
> fantastic prints. I prefer the CV lens but only because of speed. IF you 
> can
> find one, buy one.  The Minolta Version is he same lens. The 90mm f4 M 
> Rokkor
> is the only Leica lens ever sold under another brand...and a good lens as 
> well
> On Aug 22, 2011, at 7:12 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
>> My favorite Leica lens I used the most often is my 50 Summicron C but I
>> thought I recall looking up Erwin's take on it and he was less than crazy
>> about it. Also a comparisons to the 50 Summicron is not so great as 
>> that's a
>> way old design which as been overtaken by so many others. And that was my
>> first lens and it sure convinced me Leica was a good way to fly. Later on
>> with some modern cutting edge Aspherics like the 90 or 35 Summicrons and I
>> was super sold. Still am. And still think Leica's "Kodachrome" is
>> "Summicron". Only the latter is still with us.
>> -- 
>> Mark R.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Gene duprey <grduprey at mchsi.com>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:12:55 -0500 (CDT)
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica 40mm CL lens
>>> 
>>> Larry,
>>> 
>>> No snobbery at my end, just remembering what the press at that time said.
>>> As
>>> for me I have several Canadian Leica Lenses and 2 Japanese made Leica
>>> lenses.
>>> Of the Japan made lenses, the 28~70 (early version) is optically a good
>>> performer, but the mechanicals are poor at best.  The 80~200 is 
>>> excellent in
>>> all respects.  All my Canadian lenses are excellent.
>>> 
>>> Gene
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Leica LUG" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 4:27:16 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>>> Subject: [Leica] Leica 40mm CL lens
>>> 
>>> Gene writes:
>>> "I seem to remember the Minolta made 40mm lens for the CL to get a rather
>>> mundane review in the photo press at the time."
>>> - - - - -
>>> Leica snobbery. As Momma Merman was reported in the Lug to have said, 
>>> "What
>>> the f- -k did they know?"
>>> Irwin Puts ranks the 40mm Summicron as comparable to the Leica 6 and 7
>>> element 35mm Summicron, both much more expensive lenses. Cameraquest 
>>> thinks
>>> that Leica's 40mm Summicron is a real jewel. I have never seen any 
>>> credible
>>> evidence that the 40mm Summicron (Rokkor) made in Japan and fitted to the
>>> Minolta CL was inferior to the ones offered for the German labeled Leica 
>>> CL.
>>> As for the cameras made in Portugal or Canada, "What the f- -k do I 
>>> know?" I
>>> have never owned a Leica made in either country.
>>> However I do own a Canadian made snow blower that is a marvelous machine.
>>> And I have a couple of bottles of great Port in my wine cellar.
>>> Larry
>>> 
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