Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leitz Summarit 5cm 1.5 139xxxx M mount
From: "James Harrison" <leicajh@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 11:34:02 -0600

Thanks Don, I also have the current Noctilux..jh
>
>If you decide to pay the approximately $200 to fully restore the lens you
>will have a lens that wide open is softly sharp.  You will see fine details
>with gentle edges.  If you shoot into the light the veiling glare will be
>usually quite lovely, almost ethereal.  Stopped down the lens is quite good
>by 5.6.
>
>I would not recommend the Summarit as your only fast 50 but for certain
>maybe many effects it is a lovely lens.  Which is why even though it is
>plentiful and routinely panned by just about everyone they regularly sell
>near $400 even in not great condition.
>
>More of those Euro's
>
>Don Dory
>dorysrus@mindspring.com
>
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James A. Harrison II
KD5LMX
Wichita Falls, Texas, USA


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