Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>2001-04-09-01:55:26 Craig Semetko: >> Does anybody have experience with the new 50mm elmar? I have a 50 Summilux >> but am considering the Elmar for walk around daytime use. [...] How >> is the performance? > >I happen to like the way its images look, but note that it isn't a >very convenient universal-use choice: > > - since you won't want to use it (or any lens) without a shade, and > because its shade screws in, you won't want to take it off -- it's > too time-consuming to screw back in. And since the shade doesn't > collapse, there's some of the compactness you thought you'd gained > burned up. You can always buy a rubber shade that can be pulled back over the lens and you never ever need to unscrew it to save space. May not be the most esthetic solution though. Alternatively buy a jacket with extra large pockets, that is the solution I opted for. Too many lenses just increases the frustration. > > - Extending the lens is an extra step you'll resent if you try to get > the camera from stowed to usable condition quickly. > > - Because of the logarithmic aperture scale, half-stops are available > only between the widest-open few apertures. > >Having said all that -- go ahead and buy one, especially if you're >itching to. It's a sweet little lens. To my eye, it certainly gets >along well with Tri-X. > >Even though a Summicron is more practical in every way. And there's >much to be said for just sticking with your Summilux. - -- Christer Almqvist D-20255 Hamburg, Germany and/or F-50590 Regnéville-sur-Mer, France