Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dans un courrier daté du 04/07/01 14:41:51 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca a écrit : > I've been offered a recent black M mount 50mm f2.8 Elmar at an attractive > price well below what a recent black Summicron would go for. My 50mm lenses > are all screwmount -- 50mm f3.5 Elmar (transition red scale), 50mm f2 > Summar, 50mm f2 Summitar, 50mm f1.5 Jupiter. I was thinking of getting a > recent 50mm Summicron, but wonder if the f2.8 Elmar would be giving me > something in terms of performance for the dollar that the Summicron or the > lenses I already have wouldn't. > > Mark > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Having owned both , I love both ! The performance of the Summicron is stunning . But the Elmar is so small when retracted that I can't resist . It's really a joy the put in a jacket pocket . I'd sell the old ones and get both , but I'm strictly no collector ! JO GOODTIMES -FRANCE/ AIRBORNE RADAR TECH / LIVE FREE OR DIE will soon walk with mud covered combat boots...