Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: 35mm Summicron ASPH and IIIf with Summitar
From: Steve Hickel <smhickel@iserv.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 11:46:12 -0500

Thanks, I had a purpose in my question. I am trading up to the 35 f2.0 asph
from a 50mm 2.8 elmarit. Sounds like I will be happy.

Steve

At 09:30 AM 3/26/00 +0200, you wrote:
>Steve,
>
>That lens has been my most-used Leica M lens since I bought it, and I suspect
>that this is the case for many other owners. It is simply THE Leica lens par
>excellence. From the point of view of optical excellence perhaps the 90mm Apo
>Summicron or the 100mm Apo Macro Elmarit R have a *slight* edge (read Erwin
>Puts' pages), but from the point of view of daily usability the 35mm
cannot be
>beat.
>
>However, for me the 1.4/35mm Asph will be even more usable, simply because I
>often find myself trying to open the aperture even wider when I am already
at f2
>with the Summicron. I am willing to put up with the larger size, greater
weight
>and higher price to gain that extra stop--many people are not. When I
refer to
>the change as an upgrade, I am only thinking of that; I do not expect higher
>optical quality at f2 or lower (although I do expect that it will be lower
>either).
>
>BTW, this is not a sales pitch, the Summicron I put up for sale on Friday is
>already spoken for.
>
>Nathan
>
>
>
>Steve Hickel wrote:
>
>> What is the court's opinion of the 35 asph 2.0? Is this a lens deserving of
>> daily use and why?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> steve
>
>--
>Nathan Wajsman
>Overijse, Belgium and Zurich, Switzerland
>
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>
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>
>
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