Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd have a collapsible ELMAR-M, 50mm 2.8 so make my camera near pocketable; and take some of the weight off. I just read it has the lowest distortion of any Leica lens. Its such a simple optical formula I can belive it. B&H lists it (no longer made( Leica Normal 50mm f/2.8 Elmar M Manual Focus Lens (6-Bit, Updated for Digital) - Black On 10/28/13 5:14 PM, "Robert D. Baron" <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> wrote: > Tina, I think if the Noct is your only 50 you may well need the Summilux. > > I've been looking and I think a good current version can be had in the low > $3,000 range; I just haven't committed yet. > > IIRC the current version was introduced around the time of the Cape Cod > Seminar in 2001 or 2004. I think Don Dory had one of the first ones; I > think I thought it was too sharp; but those were film days. > > You might ought to try one out from lensrentals.com and report back. > > --Bob > > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > wrote: > >> LUG: >> >> Does anybody have a 50 Summilux for sale? Do I need a 50 Summilux? >> >> I probably have enough lenses ;-) Is there such a thing as enough lenses? >> >> Tina >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/