Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > >e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > >General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ >Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ >Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/ > > > To verify source, check public key PGP at ldap://certserver.pgp.com