Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 35mm Summilux-M
From: Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 20:39:43 -0400 (EDT)

Steve:

The pics look good.  I'm encouraged - the coma looks like the Sonnars of
which I am so fond - so not bad.

How low of a shutter speed was week 38a?

Cheers
- ------------
Dante Stella

On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Steve LeHuray wrote:

> >
> > I just bought one of these at a price which was a little too low to turn
> > down -- of the people here who have used this lens, can you point me to
> > any pictures?  Any opinions (assuming that you have actually used one?)
> > I have heard various negative things, but then again I have also heard
> > bad things about my beloved Canon 50/1.2 too.
> >
> > I am actually looking forward to one of these lenses so please don't
> > ruin the fun by saying the ASPH version is better...  I imagine that for
> > what the ASPH sells at, it had damn better be!
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dante
> >
>
> Dante,
>
> One of my favorites Here are a few, all at f/1.4:
>
> http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk10.jpeg
>
> http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk13.jpg
>
> http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk17a.jpg
>
> http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk38.jpeg
>
> http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk38a.jpeg
>
> I do not think it is as bad as some have made it out to be. According to
> Erwin it is the same optically as the 3rd version 35/2.0, except with one
> more stop. Not an ASPH but still very good.
>
> sl
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