[Leica] Re: Which Leica M lens is your favorite?

[Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>]

Great minds must think alike.  ;-)

With the exception on only one point, this is EXACTLY as I see it. My only
difference is that I have (and really like) the latest 50/1.4 Summilux.

24 ASPH
35/1.4 ASPH -best all around lens-
50/1.4
75/1.4

I think Leica "fast glass" has a very special look. The 24 ASPH is the best
WA lens I have ever owned!

Jim


At 12:39 AM 2/23/00 -0500, Bill Rosauer (A.K.A. LEICAMAN56@aol.com) wrote:
>I have several favorite M lenses.  
>
>One favorite is the second formulation chrome 50/1.4 Summilux.  One of the 
>best looking lenses ever, with its lovely scalloped focusing ring.  Good heft 
>and great handling on a Leica M camera.  Good performer optically, too.  I'm 
>a sucker for any fast Leica 50mm lens, also owning 4 Xenons and about a dozen 
>Summarits (bought em when they were cheap).
>
>Another favorite is the 75 Summilux.  Unique look to the photos, another 
>excellent performer, IMO better than the Noctilux, although a difficult lens 
>to master.  Kind of chunky, but this is only a drawback when you're hauling 
>it around in your bag all day.  Useful focal length for taking candid shots 
>in an average size room.  Better suited for this than a 90.
>
>I also love the 24 ASPH.  Fantastic performer, sharp all the way out to the 
>edges.  One of my best shots, "Charleston Basket Ladies," was taken with this 
>lens.  Great for travel.  Much better lens than the Nikon 24/2.
>
>IMO the best M lens ever made is the 35/1.4 ASPH.  Best all round lens in the 
>line.  Has an incredible "look" that constantly gets comments from people who 
>look at my photos ask' "Wow, what lens did you use to take this picture !!?!"
>Incredibly sharp even wide open.  Only drawback is the size, weight and cost. 
> If I didn't need the speed, the Summicron ASPH would be my next choice.  I 
>had both, but sold the Summicron as I felt it was redundant.  Best lens to 
>have on the proverbial desert isle.  But then, where would you get your 
>chromes processed?
>
>Bill Rosauer
>