Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/22

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Subject: [Leica] Leica 40mm CL lens
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:15:19 -0700
References: <CA7884C7.13ACC%mark@rabinergroup.com>

The 40mm CL lens was an excellent performer delivering crisp slides and 
fantastic prints. I prefer the CV lens but only because of speed. IF you can 
find one, buy one.  The Minolta Version is he same lens. The 90mm f4 M 
Rokkor is the only Leica lens ever sold under another brand...and a good 
lens as well
On Aug 22, 2011, at 7:12 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> 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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