Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Summitar is no stinker!
From: "Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:28:03 -0500

Having used a Summitar for a few months, I would say that if you can live
without the razor sharp images of the Summicron, the performance of the
Summitar rivals a lot of modern glass. Personally, I think the Summarit is a
tad sharper, and at f1.5, a bit faster, but for a compromise, the Summitar
is a decent lens. I tried a few shots wide open, with available light, and
the results were pleasing, at least to me.
If you get a chance to try it before buying it, run a roll through the
camera, shooting at all apertures, and see if you like the results. Also,
being collapsible, it makes for a very compact camera- I could put my IIIf
with Summitar in my pants pocket without any trouble, and it was my 'tote
camera' most of the time+ACE-
Enjoy+ACE-
Dan
dwpost+AEA-msn.com