[Leica] et Thee to the Archives Before It Is too Late

["Buzz Hausner" <buzz.hausner@verizon.net>]

Greetings, Keith, and welcome.

This forum has on several occasions discussed the various merits and
demerits of the spherical and aspherical 35mm Summicrons.  A perusal of
the LUG archives will overwhelm you with information on this matter.
Suffice it to say that some people love the spherical and others love
the aspherical.  Nobody seems to hate either expression.  Adding to your
confusion may be the fact that there were several versions of the
spherical 35mm Summicron produced, referred to as I through IV, and,
further, some are of Canadian origin and some are German.

My advice is for you to look in the archives and return with specific
questions about the lenses if you have any.  An open ended question at
this moment is likely to degrade into, "I have lens X and you can pry it
from my cold, dead fingers."  "Oh, yeah?  Well, I have married lens Y to
my M-4 and this is the greatest street kit ever conceived by God."  You
know, that kind of enlightened and informative exchange.

Best regards,

Buzz Hausner who, truth be told, owns both a spherical and an aspherical
35mm Summicron and likes them both for different reasons and situations.

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Keith R.
Wessel
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 8:50 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Irwin and PhotoDo Will Only Lead You Into The
Wilderness

I understand exactly what you are saying here re: "I absolutely hate
this
"which lens is highest quality" shtick."

I joined this group about two days ago after running a google search
because
I wanted some insight into buying some Leica equipment.

Now I think I should quit my job so that I can spend my time enjoying
this
discussion.  I am a man raised in the sixties (HS 1971) and became very
interested in egalitarian politics during the women's liberation
movement
and then as I moved on to photograph George McGovern where all of my
superiors were women.  I went on to spend 10 years on the board of
Madison
NOW and have very much enjoyed the discussion on the thin line between
art
and pornography.  I did get an undergraduate degree in fine art
somewhere
along the way.  I also really enjoy the links to the photographs on the
this
list.

Way back when, I bought an M3, a Minolta 40mm  a nice 90 mm tele emarit
and
a junk 50mm f2.    Back then I had all the time in the world to take
photographs but only the money to really afford Nikon.

Now, I am in a new career and have some money to buy a Leica lens or two
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maybe even an M4 or M6.  As I look at "the auction" site, I note
everything
costs about the same.  As such, will anyone here help me sort out
whether or
not it is worth spending an extra $200 or $300 to get a 35mm f2 with
ASHP
late edition versus getting a 1969 version?  Any suggestion what I
should
look for?  I want a nice 35mm and a 50mm.

Thanks,

Keith


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