Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/30

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Subject: [Leica] Re: 50-M Summicron vs Summilux
From: George Huczek <ghuczek@sk.sympatico.ca>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 05:41:14 -0600

At 08:17 PM 29/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Is it worth the extra money to buy the latest version of the 50mm-M
>Summilux over the Summicron? I want the extra f-stop, but do I lose
>sharpness at the wider apertures?
>
Not noticeably.  It gets slightly softer at the corners wide open, but
there isn't the drastic light falloff as with the Noctilux.  The latest
Summilux is a good low-light compromise if you only plan to use one 50mm lens.