Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's optically better than the Leica 50/2: it doesn't flare and the formula has been tweaked. Even Erwin puts says it is an improvement. Mechanically the ZM lenses aren't as sturdy as the Leica ones, but it seemed sturdy enough to me that it would survive just fine. The Summilux ASPH is another thing altogether. It's the ultimate (in both senses of the word) fast (as opposed to superfast) 50. Marty On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Daniel Tan <taniel.dan at gmail.com> wrote: > I had one for a while, great lens, very sharp and smooth rendering. I feel > that it's just as good as the current 50 cron. I wound up trading mine in > for a 50 lux black paint millenium version. > > I think erwin puts has some stuff to say on the 50 zm planar... > > -Daniel > > 2009/10/6 Wendy Thurman <wendythurman at gmail.com> > >> Does anyone have any experience with the subject lens? ?I am in the market >> for the Summilux 50/1.4 but it is "Out of Stock" on B&H's website and I >> felt, that at the price of $692, it would be hard to go wrong with the >> Zeiss >> as an interim normal lens (and future backup). >> >> My long-term plan here is: >> >> 28/2.0 Summicron >> 50/1.4 Summilux >> 90/2.0 Summicron >> >> Wendy >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Daniel Tan > Taniel.Dan at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >