Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]faneuil wrote: > > I know that the current 35's are magnificent performers, but > having handled both the current 35mm ASPH 'cron and 'lux, they both seem > awfully bulky. > I am looking for a 35mm lens that would be easier to travel and walk around > with. > > What would be better, lighter alternate Leica manufactured M 35mm lens to > the current ASPH models? > > thanks, > Eric > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html Well they are heavy but certainly not bulky. They are half the size of any Canon or Nikon 35mm lens. I've carried my 35mm Asph Summicron with a Rapidwinder walking for miles and miles and miles. Now I notice it when I'm carrying a 90 Elmarit or Summaron Asph. Those things are heavy. But not my 35. I often carry my 50 Summicron which feels quite a bit lighter than my 35. Because it is. The specs show the previous 35 which was non Asph was a fair amount lighter than the 50, not heavier. At the cost of funky wide open performance. The ASPHs seen to give as supreme wide open shooting. Which is the way a heck of a lot of photographers work and what Leica glass has come to be all about. I'm sure there are a few Nikon and Canon lense which perform well wide open. But i bet not many. Certainly not the zooms. These lenses require stopping down two to get the quality you expect from a rough glace at the specs. Two count em two. In Leica-land we're not having to stop down two, we're not having to stop down one. I find it too expensive not to be shooting with that advantage. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html