Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You cannot go wrong with either the Summicron or the Summilux. If I were you I would go for the Summilux. It is nice to have at least one high-speed lens for your Leica. And it is not that much bigger and heavier than the Summicron. Nathan Bego Mario Garde wrote: > Now I think about buying a 50mm lens. But which one? > > Noctilux: Too expensive, too heavy, too special ... > > Summilux: Still quite expensive; heavy; "do I realy need a f-stop of 1.4?" > (the 35mm-Summicron is fine for me!); heard, that it makes not as sharp > pictures as the Summicron > > Summicron: Guess, that's my favorit. Not too expensive; not too heavy; makes > sharp pictures; f-stop of 2.0 should be enough; price is OK. - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), 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/