Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This was delivered to me.... i guess in error Thank You Frank Filippone red735i@worldnet.att.net - ---------- > From: Afterswift@aol.com > To: fortunko@boulder.nist.gov > Cc: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: 1.5 50mm Summarit > Date: Monday, February 03, 1997 11:40 AM > > Chris, > > I've been using the Summarit for years. My only complaint was that it was > very tight from the factory, almost impossible to focus at eye level. The > precision was very high. In order to use it, I sent it to Leitz back in the > late 70's. They loosened it up and now it's my standard M3 lens. I think it's > the best fast 50mm ever made. Portraits just jump out of the print made with > the Summarit. > > The Summarit has an odd rectangular lenshade that I sometimes use. It also > requires a filter size that's not easy to match. But it's so good optically > that I seldom get flare when I use it without a shade. Nothing beats it for > color quality. You've found a gem. Who was foolish enough to sell it? > > Bob Rosen