[Leica] 50mm Lenses

[Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

Dave:

I still use my Takumars on the isDS, especially the SMC versions.

Jim, "Fujinons don't hold a candle to Takumars" Hemenway

;-)


David Rodgers wrote:

> Jim,
> 
> Thanks for posting that link. I, too, have a 50/1.4 SMC Takumar in M42.
> I bought some Fomapan 400 a few years back. I put it in a camera bag and
> it could easily have sat next to that lens for a year or longer. When I
> finally tried a roll the film was bad. I can't remember specifically
> what the issues were, but it was bad enough that I threw all I had away
> and never shot another roll. Maybe the fault wasn't the film, but the
> storage.   
> 
> I haven't used the Takumar in years, but it was quite a good lens in its
> day. I also have a 50/1.4 EBC Fujinon in M42 that's probably a match for
> anything today, outside of Leica. 
> 
> daveR