Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] NOW: 35 1.2 New Subscriber, Introduction
From: gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 15:08:06 -0700

Ted Grant wrote: 

> Hi B.D.,
> I'll go along with Tom and Stephen on this lens, it's an excellent 
> lens for
> whatever film one is using.
> 
> It's almost taken over from my Noctilux  :-( as the regular use 
> lens, it's a
> cracker jack image cutter! Not sure where Erwin got his test lens 
> but mine
> has been used right along side the Leica 35 1.4 Aspheric and it's 
> tough to
> tell them apart.
> 
> I suppose if one is well endowed with dollars then go for the 
> Leica, however
> the rest of us can have basically Leica quality for a comfortable 
> price that
> delivers an excellent image into film.
> 
> Sorry folks but that's lens life and quality facts from a regular 
> shooter in
> work mode.
> 
> ted

My hand's on experience with this lens is much the same as Ted's. Incredible performance at wide apertures and great performance up to f8. At a NIB price of less than $900.00 its a steal!

Perhaps Irwin got a (made on Friday afternoon) dog!!

Regards,

Greg 
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