Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1995/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanx for all the information I got on my question on Summaron! Responses could be divided into two broad categories: a) the lens hood is the culprit b) every lens (even Leitz!) vignetts a bit wide-open and underexposure makes it worse I think that b) is probably the correct answer, since I was using the correct lens hood (at least it said so in the hood!) and the problem got better at smaller apertures (by 5.6 it was barely noticeable in Velvia). Anyway, please don't get me wrong, Summaron IS a very nice lens for the price! And I am not planning to use it for slides, so I just have to be careful while printing B&W. And I will use it at f4. And use TMAX 400 instead of 100. And keep the lens hood, because flare is worse than vignetting! And I'll be happy!! I have one more problem with the Leica stuff I got: I have been only using it for 6 months and, suddenly, my good old and beloved Nikon FM2n seems a bit too awkward, noisy and plasticky! Damned, what will happen in two years?!?!? Will I sell it, together with the Nikkor lenses, to get the Summicron? Damn the Leicas! <G> Well, thanx again for your cooperation! Joao, a VERY happy Leica user Joao %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Joao Vasco Ranito INESC - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Centro de Sistemas de Informacao - Porto Largo Mompilher 22 4000 Porto PORTUGAL Phone : +351 2 2094030 Fax : +351 2 318692 e-mail: jvr@inescn.pt