Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with George; in fact the new Zeiss 35/1.4 is probably the only similarly specified lens that is anywhere near the Leica one. I loved that lens when I used Leica R, but I gave up in the end because I could never find reliable camera bodies - but this was pre-R8. Marty On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 2:43 AM, <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote: > The best thing going for the pre-ASPH 35/1.4M lens is the size. ?It is > aboslutely tiny. ? Wide open it does not compare to the SUmmicron of the > same vintage. > > If weight or size is no issue, then the ASPH lens is signifiacantly > better, and the ASPH Summicron is a nice alternative to the weight vs max > F-stop issue. > > Of course, using any of these lenses in SLR mode is "difficult"..... > > Frank > >> >>I hear the M 35mm f1.4 pre-ASPH was a bear (difficult) to make, a bit >>dodgy on quality and unit variation, and finally, not so good a lens. >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >