Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]
To Erwin:
The Sonnar 1.5 is available and your analysis would be most
interesting....I have been considering one as I understand they are
available for about $150 or so...is this correct Marc?
At 06:01 PM 1/24/98 +0000, you wrote:
>At 10:52 AM 1/24/98 -0500, Ting F Lee wrote:
>>Any idea which is a better lens
>>50 mm 1.5 sonnar (contax) or
>>50 mm 2.0 Jena sonnar???
>
>
>"Better" is a hard term to define. The 1.5/50 Sonnar whether in its early
>version or the slightly-recomputed West German version is a stunningly fine
>lens -- I have several of the Jena lenses in Contax RF and LTM and am
>constantly impressed by the ability of this lens to produce a crisp image
>of fine resolution and sharpness, even wide-open. It was designed in '31
>but is still a worthwhile optic today. (I should ask Erwin to do a
>comparison run between the 1.5 Sonnar and the 1.4 Summilux -- I have them
>both and admire them both deeply.)
>
Mike Leitheiser
"When the trout are lost, smash the state."
Tom McGuane