Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >The lens I have never used is the 50/1.4 Summilux. Perhaps someone can >convince me that this is a superior lens when compared to the Summicron or >Elmar. > >Happy Shooting, > >Richard For 50mm, I have an Elmar SM 3.5 coll, an Elmar-M 2.8, a summicron (current version), a Summilux (late version) and just acquired a Noctilux (60) late version. They are all great lenses with "personalities" inherent in each of them. The summicron is sharp. The Elmar 3.5 is nice and compact. The Elmar 2.8 is nice, compact and fast. The Noctilux purrs at f1.0 - f1.4. As an all rounder, the Summilux is the best. It is fast enough, sharp enough, not too heavy and versatile. You MUST have a summilux in your repertoire. Otherwise, it is just not complete. Dan K.