[Leica] Is it just me, or are these new Leica lenses a huge step up?

[chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford)]

Have you considered that your old lenses might just be slightly out of
adjustment? The focus cam on a lens can be adjusted for focus accuracy,
and a lot of older lenses have gone out of calibration.

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On 3/11/14 10:37 PM, "Jim Laurel (gmail)" <jplaurel at gmail.com> wrote:

>I went to the trouble of having my old Leica lenses coded, but have also
>picked up a few new ones, including the floating element 35mm Summilux
>ASPH, the 50mm Summilux ASPH and, most recently, the 18mm Super Elmar. I
>think I'm going to sell all my old ones from the 80s and 90s. These three
>latest issues on the M240 are just fantastic. For some reason, I'm just
>missing focus less often with the 35 and 50 than my old 35 Summilux ASPH
>and Summicron 50.
>
>The only one I'm thinking of replacing next is the 90mm Elmarit with the
>new 90mm Summarit. But the Elmarit has served me so well for almost 20
>years that I wonder what more the Summarit might have to offer.
>
>--Jim
>
>
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