Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Leica users, A good day to everybody. I am looking at building a system around a Leica RE and a 50mm Summicron lens I recently acquired. I want to buy all used and is currently considering adding the 35mm f2, 90mm f2, 180mm f3.4 apo-telyt and maybe the 135mm f2.8. I do not know what to get for a second body so I am open to suggestion. I am looking at primes only as I already have zooms for my Nikon. My Nikon lenses are MF 20f3.5, AF24-50 f3.3-4.5D, AF 60f2.8D micro, AF DC 105f2D and AF 80-200 f2.8D (one touch). I want to ask the LUG users if my choice of Leica lenses good? If not, why? Suggestions for a better selection? I hear there are several versions of the 35mm Summicron. How many are there actually and how is the quality between them? How is the used prices affected by each version? I am a serious amateur and a very new Leica user. My knowledge of Leica lenses is little but growing. I do know they are outstandingly built and the photo reproduction quality is excellent. And yeah, also terribly expensive. Building this system will probably take me quite a while and I want to make sure I do not buy something I will regret later. Any help is very much appreciated. Regards, Sattha