Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Thanks - Summicron information
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: 12 Feb 2001 20:32:11 -0800

On Mon, 12 February 2001, Jim Hemenway wrote:

> 
> Hi Nathan, Jem and Doug:
> 
> Thanks for your replies. I Used Jem's website to determine that the 50mm
> Summicron R lens is indeed a single-cam type.  Since you mention
> stop-down metering, can I assume that the SL uses TTL metering?
> 
> If so, then I could live with that as it sounds like my old Pentax
> Spotmatic in actual use.
> 
> I think that I'll at least try out the lens with the Sunny 16 rule or
> with my old Weston. 
> 
> I hope that I'm not starting a flame here... but would this Leica lens
> be as good as a similar focal length Zeiss Planar or Nikkor?
> 
> Jim

Yes, the SL has TTL metering.  See:

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/leica/SL.HTM

I don't know about the Planar, but the 50mm f/2.0 Nikkor of the same era (which I used for 10 years) was not up to the performance standard of the Summicron-R.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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