[Leica] 50/1.5 Sonnar

[jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)]

Part of me wishes that Zeiss is just perfecting the earlier 50/1.5 that you
and I are currently using. I'd like it to be aspherical with smooth bokeh.
If they are selling this new lens for around $1,000 in Asia, I wonder if it
is somewhat of a disappointment in performance. I would like 50/2
Planar-like performance with that extra margin of speed, but I doubt that it
will be like that. The few images I have seen from early purchasers have
been pleasant.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com
http://400tx.blogspot.com/



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From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Richard
Coutant
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:25 PM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: RE: [Leica] 50/1.5 Sonnar



I have used a wartime CZJ 1.5 Sonnar as the only lens on my IIIa for quite a

while now.  I wouldn't pay anything like $1000 for one, but it's a very fine

lens.  I have shot both b&w and color print film, and in my personal opinion

the color rendition is particularly attractive.  The prints have an aura 
that can't be reproduced by more modern equipment, but at the same time the 
contrast and definition doesn't suffer too badly.  I forget what I paid for 
mine but I don't think it was more than a couple of hundred dollars.  Of 
course, it's also a terrific low-light lens for b&w, wide open.

Richard

>From: "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net>
>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
>Subject: [Leica] 50/1.5 Sonnar
>Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:44:56 -0500
>
>Chris Chen just pointed out to me that the 50/1.5 Sonnar is now 
>available
>in
>Japan. There are several on e**y with Buy It Now prices of less than 
>$1,000.
>Anyone know of how this lens performs?
>
>Jeffery Smith
>New Orleans, LA
>http://www.400tx.com
>http://400tx.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
>
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