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Subject: [Leica] Recommendations? I never want to buy another 50mm lens again as long as I live.
From: topoxforddoc at btinternet.com (Charlie Chan)
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 19:27:47 +0000
References: <87B703D8-C86D-4280-A4B2-73C10DDD3321@gmail.com>

Kyle,

How about an used 50/2 Summicron? My current (but non APO) version of the 
50/2 with the built in hood focusses down to just closer than 0.7m.

Best wishes,

Charlie

www.charlie-chan.co.uk

On 26 Oct 2014, at 19:18, kyle cassidy on the lug <leicaslacker at 
gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Folks ?
> 
> I have a lot of half-assed Leica lenses I?ve bought over the years for 
> dumb reasons and I want to stop this. I want to get rid of a lot of 
> useless junk (Oh f3.5 lens, why did I ever buy you?) and replace them with 
> The Right Lenses. 
> 
> I have an M9, if that matters.
> 
> So far my (used) 50mm options seem to be:
> 
> Zeiss 50mm Planar f2 ? $860
> 
> Voigtlander M 50mm f 1.5 ? $900
> 
> Voigtlander 50mm 1.5 screwmount ? $550
> 
> Summilux f 1.4 ? $1300
> 
> 
> Important to me: Focusing closer than 1 meter. Not terribly important to 
> me: super fast speed (because I can?t focus the 1.8 I have ? unless 
> someone wants to sell me a diopter). I?d just buy the screwmount 
> Voigtlander, but the close focusing is kind of wrecking that one. I think 
> the summilux only focuses to 1 meter too. which leaves the voigtlander M 
> and the Zeiss ? it seems the extra XYZ many stops might throw this to the 
> voigtlander, but I?m wondering if y?all have any advice (or a 50mm in a 
> drawer that I should be considering). I?m told the older 50mm Summicron?s, 
> while affordable, aren?t any better than the Canon Serenar I already have, 
> and I?m not going to drop $3,000 for a new version.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> kc
> 
> 
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Replies: Reply from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Recommendations? I never want to buy another 50mm lens again as long as I live.)
In reply to: Message from leicaslacker at gmail.com (kyle cassidy on the lug) ([Leica] Recommendations? I never want to buy another 50mm lens again as long as I live.)