Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/06

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Subject: [Leica] 50/1.5 Summarit LTM
From: "Jeffery L. Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 21:20:07 -0600
References: <001f01c2b12c$48028fc0$02000003@dnai.com>
 
I bought a badly fungused 50/1.5 Summarit that I had cleaned by FocalPoint. 
Other than that, it is pristine (had the original Leitz UV filter on it 
which had probably never been removed. However, since it was out being 
cleaned for months, I never got into the swing of shooting with it.

Anyone out there who can give me some background (characteristics) of this 
lens. My Leica M book suggests that it was an improvement over its 
predecessor, but isn't up to Summilux standards. I've never seen so many 
diaphragm blades on a lens, so I assume that the bokeh won't look like the 
Pentagon.

What are this lens's strongest points?

Jeffery Smith

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