Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would, on the experience of owning an M camera with a 50mm NF Summicron, a 50mm Elmar and a 35mm Summicron (4rth version) definately recommend the 35mm 4rth version Summicron (the one before the ASPH) as the lens to get. For street shooting, I find this more useful than the 50mm lenses. OTOH, for pure flexibility, get the 50mm NF Summicron with eyes for close focussing. Great optics, great range, but different applicatinos. M. - -- Martin Howard, Grad. Schl. for Human-Machine Interaction, | HMI/IKP, Linkoping University, SE-581 83 Linkoping, Sweden.| Just Tel: +46 13 28 5741; Fax: +46 28 2579; ICQ: 354739 | say "DOOH" E-mail: marho@ikp.liu.se; www.iav.ikp.liu.se/staff/marho/ +------------