Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here I am gone already but I saw one I missed! For a discussion of the relative merits of the various versions of the 50/2 go here: http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/mseries/testm/scronhist.html http://www.cameraquest.com/mlenses.htm Only the first version of the summicron was collapsible and subsequent versions are better performers. This is all relative to your shooting style. If you are a sunny day ISO 400 print kind of guy, then there is not much difference between the versions. However if you shun the light and seek to expose the night to your unerringly arresting vision, then the newer versions are much better wide open. John Collier > From: Charles Mégnin <charly@theblueplanet.org> > > Could I trouble the group for comments on the respective > advantages of fixed vs retractable lenses ? In particular > are there any downsides to the purchase a retracatable one > in lieu of a fixed one of same aperture ? >