[Leica] Leica 40mm CL lens

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

My favorite Leica lens I used the most often is my 50 Summicron C but I
thought I recall looking up Erwin's take on it and he was less than crazy
about it. Also a comparisons to the 50 Summicron is not so great as that's a
way old design which as been overtaken by so many others. And that was my
first lens and it sure convinced me Leica was a good way to fly. Later on
with some modern cutting edge Aspherics like the 90 or 35 Summicrons and I
was super sold. Still am. And still think Leica's "Kodachrome" is
"Summicron". Only the latter is still with us.
-- 
Mark R.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/



> From: Gene duprey <grduprey at mchsi.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:12:55 -0500 (CDT)
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica 40mm CL lens
> 
> Larry,
> 
> No snobbery at my end, just remembering what the press at that time said.  
> As
> for me I have several Canadian Leica Lenses and 2 Japanese made Leica 
> lenses.
> Of the Japan made lenses, the 28~70 (early version) is optically a good
> performer, but the mechanicals are poor at best.  The 80~200 is excellent 
> in
> all respects.  All my Canadian lenses are excellent.
> 
> Gene
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica LUG" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 4:27:16 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [Leica] Leica 40mm CL lens
> 
> Gene writes:
> "I seem to remember the Minolta made 40mm lens for the CL to get a rather
> mundane review in the photo press at the time."
> - - - - -
> Leica snobbery. As Momma Merman was reported in the Lug to have said, "What
> the f- -k did they know?"
> Irwin Puts ranks the 40mm Summicron as comparable to the Leica 6 and 7
> element 35mm Summicron, both much more expensive lenses. Cameraquest thinks
> that Leica's 40mm Summicron is a real jewel. I have never seen any credible
> evidence that the 40mm Summicron (Rokkor) made in Japan and fitted to the
> Minolta CL was inferior to the ones offered for the German labeled Leica 
> CL.
> As for the cameras made in Portugal or Canada, "What the f- -k do I know?" 
> I
> have never owned a Leica made in either country.
> However I do own a Canadian made snow blower that is a marvelous machine.
> And I have a couple of bottles of great Port in my wine cellar.
> Larry
> 
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