[Leica] CV 40 1.4

[jefferys at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)]

The lure of the 40/1.4 is its affordability compared to its Leica
counterparts. I would love the new 50/1.4 Summilux, but it costs just
a tad less than the Noctilux. [gasp!].


On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 22:02:57 +0000, jnswickard@comcast.net
<jnswickard@comcast.net> wrote:
> If you still must have the 40mm lens--let's remember that the Leitz 40mm 
> Summicron C is no slouch!!!  A very sweet compact lens and quite 
> inexpensive on the used market.
> This is kind of a compromise which allows you to get the new item and 
> still keep more of your money.
> Jack Swickard
> 
> -------------- Original message --------------
> 
> > just pops and whistles
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:42:02 -0800, Ted Grant wrote:
> > > Jeffery Smith offered:
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] CV 40 1.4
> > >
> > >
> > > > I've got the multicoated one but have not had much of an opportunity
> > > > to use it yet. Richard Sintchak bought the single-coated one in hopes
> > > > of using it for street photography in the 1950's tradition. Here is
> > > > one of his shots with the single-coated version.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.sintchak.com/document.php?id=1080<<<<<
> > >
> > > Ladies & gentlemen not to be a "Grinch!" But equipment grouch here 
> > > asks. ;-)
> > > Let's all remember one very seriously important factor of photography 
> > > and in
> > > particular, lenses!
> > >
> > > It's all well and good manufacturers keep coming out with new optics,
> > > however not one of them comes with a guarantee of better pictures! I'm 
> > > sure
> > > Richard Sintchak likes the picture of this young boy, possibly his 
> > > son. And
> > > rightly so it's nice family happy snap, but did the lens create a 
> > > "world
> > > smashing moment of visual brilliance?" Nope. Nice picture moment? yep!
> > >
> > > So before lots of folks get hot about a new 40mm lens how about 
> > > thinking how
> > > good your photographs are first with a 35? 50? Whatever model you may 
> > > use,
> > > . Does this lens create images of such brilliant quality technically 
> > > cut to
> > > film that it'll make every picture shot with it a winner?
> > >
> > > Let's look at this. So you use a 35mm and figure a 40mm will get you a
> > > little closer, great. But one simple forward step and you are closer! 
> > > Oh and
> > > the 50mm you now own and has given you faithful service and cut 
> > > beautiful
> > > film moments? Now you're thinking of getting this new 40 because it's
> > > slightly wider?
> > >
> > > Well how about taking one step farther back........ "Hey that's just 
> > > like
> > > the 40mm!" ;-)
> > >
> > > Let's all be careful out there popping bucks for a new lens that's 
> > > only a
> > > few mm's longer or shorter than we already use........ that is unless 
> > > it's
> > > so phenomenal that without question it will give a major quality look 
> > > to
> > > our photographs.
> > >
> > > Sorry not trying to put a damper on your new glass ...... but given I 
> > > never
> > > thought like this when I was younger only to find the "supposed all new
> > > super whiz bang lens" didn't make me any better a photographer, nor my
> > > pictures look much different.
> > >
> > > So it's a 1.4? Yeah but so is the 35 Summilux or Aspheric? ;-)
> > >
> > > ted
> > >
> > >
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