Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What was you opinion of the summitar vs summicron. I am considering purchasing a 50 that I can use on both an m6 and a screw mount and the price difference is suprising. Is the summitar a stinker? >From leica-users-admin@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Wed Dec 16 19:16:35 1998 >Received: (from majordom@localhost) > by mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (8.9.1/8.9.1) id RAA28013; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 17:59:48 -0800 (PST) >Received: from smtp.email.msn.com (smtp.email.msn.com [207.68.143.160] (may be forged)) > by mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id RAA28004; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 17:59:43 -0800 (PST) >Received: from o0e6s5 - 153.34.187.37 by email.msn.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; > Wed, 16 Dec 1998 17:58:53 -0800 >Message-ID: <007101be2960$fa5dc0c0$6cbb2299@o0e6s5> >From: "Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Noctilux Lore! >Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 20:59:28 -0500 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >X-Priority: 3 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 >Sender: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Precedence: bulk >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >Ted- and, Bob! >I agree with you- when you have the capability, you try for more of those >'impossible' shots. It's like having a fast car; how often do you wonder >what it'd be like to get her on the open road, and let 'er rip before you >actually 'see what she'll do'! >Having played around with 50s such as the Elmar, Summitar, Summarit, >Summicron, and Noctilux, and just this week a pre-war Summar, I am amazed at >the individual 'personality' each of these lenses has. It is as if the >designers had tried to come up with as many 'flavors' as they could imagine! >It remains for the photographer to pick the tool that works for that >particular 'look' he/she might be trying to get! >I personally love 'em all! >Dan >dwpost@msn.com > > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com