Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Are the older LEICA APO-Summicron-M 90mm f/2 ASPH - still focus shifting on the latest Leica M's? On 3/11/14 10:47 PM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > The new 35 is designed to reduce the focus shift inherent in the older > design. I do like it a lot. The 50 Summilux of course predates the M (Typ > 240) considerably. Both work really well on my camera. Focus system in the > new camera is refined further too.. Personally I wouldn't replace the > Elmarit M 90 with the Summarit. It is a great performer already. > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 12 March 2014 12:43, Jim Laurel (gmail) <jplaurel at gmail.com> wrote: > >> It's almost as if Leica has upped their quality control game now that the >> M240 sensor is so demanding and there are so many pixel peepers. >> >> The only thing I don't really like about the new Summarit 90 is the lens >> hood, which is an extra expense, but even more problematic is that it is a >> screw-on instead of the handy slide-out one that came on the Elmarit 90. >> >> --Jim >> >> >> On Mar 11, 2014, at 7:43 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: >> >>> I would say different, I tend to have old and new in my most used lenses >> for different looks... >>> >>> john >>> ________________________________________ >>> >>> I went to the trouble of having my old Leica lenses coded, but have also >> picked up a few new ones, including the floating element 35mm Summilux >> ASPH, the 50mm Summilux ASPH and, most recently, the 18mm Super Elmar. I >> think I'm going to sell all my old ones from the 80s and 90s. These three >> latest issues on the M240 are just fantastic. For some reason, I'm just >> missing focus less often with the 35 and 50 than my old 35 Summilux ASPH >> and Summicron 50. >>> >>> The only one I'm thinking of replacing next is the 90mm Elmarit with the >> new 90mm Summarit. But the Elmarit has served me so well for almost 20 >> years that I wonder what more the Summarit might have to offer. >>> >>> --Jim >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/