Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 50/1.5 Summarit LTM
From: "Jeffery L. Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 07:23:15 -0600
References: <001f01c2b12c$48028fc0$02000003@dnai.com> <5.2.0.9.0.20030106211624.02de6e78@mail.msy.bellsouth.net>

All the fungus was on the inside surfaces. He didn't recoat as far as I know.

Jeffery

At 07:36 PM 1/6/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Jeff
>
>A Summarit is nothing but a coated Xenon.  However, since a Xenon
>has TEN glass to air surfaces, it is an enormous improvement.
>
>When you had it cleaned and "de-fungus'd", did you have it recoated?
>
>Xenons always had superb bokeh, before I knew what bokeh was.
>
>Jerry
>
>"Jeffery L. Smith" wrote:
>
> > 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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Replies: Reply from Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net> (Re: [Leica] 50/1.5 Summarit LTM)
In reply to: Message from "Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com> ([Leica] Canon B adapter)
Message from "Jeffery L. Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net> ([Leica] 50/1.5 Summarit LTM)