Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve LeHuray wrote: > > Well, before we place the Summilux 50 on two high a pedestal, let's > > remember that Erwin also rates the Cosina 50 1.5 as sharper than the > > Summilux...;-) > > B.D. > > I am not going to argue with you on that point for the reason that all these > subtleties with different lens are way over my head, except of all the 50s I > have used the 50/1.4 seems to please me the most. This is exactly how I feel. I have in the past owned the 50mm Summicron and the Noctilux. But the Noctilux was too heavy to carry around everywhere, and I also wanted to rationalize my outfit, so I decided to sell both and buy a 50mm 1.4. I initially got the Nokton as a low-cost option, and while I did make some pleasing images with it, in the end I decided to get rid of it due to the bokeh issue that John Brownlow also has commented on. So now I have the Summilux and it is the ideal 50mm lens FOR ME. The Noctilux can do amazing things in the right hands (see, for example, Ted's work) but I prefer to stick with the Summilux. Nathan - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/ General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/