Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/19

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Subject: [Leica] Erwin Puts tests the summarits
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan dimitrov)
Date: Mon Nov 19 15:46:11 2007
References: <4740C660.9010507@wanadoo.nl> <6af76ca00711191253v423fd54duf026364ad5dab8de@mail.gmail.com> <BD743099-A9E9-473C-B069-AB6083A5AE11@charter.net> <9A252848-82A0-4121-A856-3EFEA714FE04@cox.net> <825BA71B-1D70-48C6-AF4C-7325F3910484@charter.net>

...and let me add, that I'm seriously considering the 50mm Summarit,  
given its size. I might even give up my Elmar-M for it.
S.

On Nov 19, 2007, at 3:43 PM, slobodan dimitrov wrote:

It can certainly be a truism that Erwin has yet to meet a Leica lens  
he didn't like.

S.


On Nov 19, 2007, at 2:37 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:

as all lenses are a compromise,  these are a bigger compromise than  
most for Leica...

We have to wonder what Erwin gets from Leica for writing these lens  
tests and reviews...

hence, I'm not too sure he can be an objective and independent  
testing service...

but it's fun to read the stuff,

fwiw...

Steve



On Nov 19, 2007, at 3:25 PM, slobodan dimitrov wrote:

> Or maybe Leica just threw in the towel, on the basis that their  
> previous optics are beyond the capabilities of their current client  
> base.
>
> Slobodan D.
>
>
>
> On Nov 19, 2007, at 12:53 PM, Christopher Birchenhall wrote:
>
> Michiel
>
> Thanks for the link. Sounds like Leica have hit a happy balance with
> these new lenses.
>
> Chris B
>
> On 18/11/2007, Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl> wrote:
>> http://www.imx.nl/photo/lenstest/summarit_lenses_part_one_no.html
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> Michiel Fokkema
>>
>>
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