Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the kind words. However, my Summitar was made in 1949, while the Summicron was introduced in 1953. I doubt it could be one of the hybrids, but it does produce good images. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cedric Agie" <cedric.agie at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Film Images from Leica IIIf > I'm certainly not an expert of older Leitz lenses, in short I'm not > really fond of Leica lenses made before the discovery by Leitz of new > elements (i.e. high refraction obtained with Lanthan etc) and > multicoating. As we all know you cannot judge a lens from a Computer > screen or a television set, but looking at the brillant colors, > contrasts and sharpness etc in these excellent pictures, I would > rather have the impression that they where taken with a Summicron > lens. Wich could be the case as I mentionned before. > > At the end of the Summitar 50 mm production Leitz produced a small > number of these new lenses under the name Summitar, but in fact these > where issued with the new Summicron formulas to test the market. Only > the serial number could give an indication. They used the same trick > with the first Summilux 50mm 1.4 lenses that arrived under the the > name of the former Summarit 50mm f1.5. > > My advise; never sell such a lens. > > Cedric > > 2013/2/20 Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>: >> I checked the CameraQuest site. That is a lot of money to invest in gear >> with limited usefulness! Might be fun, though. >> >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "RicCarter" <ric at cartersxrd.net> >> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 1:53 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Film Images from Leica IIIf >> >> >>> you can get back some of the old fun by strapping one of the CV >>> ultrawides >>> and accessory finders on the the III >>> >>> the 12 is great fun on it >>> >>> ric >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Feb 20, 2013, at 2:40 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> The main reason I gave up on the IIIf was that my eyes and glasses just >>>> don't perform like they did when I was younger. The small RF/VF >>>> windows are >>>> a pain for me. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > >