Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Summicron 32/f2
From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2001 06:49:35 -0600

I am not a flare and fuzz type so I bought the 35/1.4 Asph. Stunning lens
but it is not cheap.

John Collier

> From: Feliciano di Giorgio <feli@d2.com>
> 
> Hmmm, if you had your pick, which one would you take? The extra stop
> is tempting (especialy if you are shooting hand held) and I think a
> little glow looks nice in low light situations.
> 
> feli
> 
> 
> John Collier wrote:
>> 
>> The 35/1.4 is remarkably similar to the fourth version of the 35/2 up to f2.
>> Its performance at f1.4 is soft and flare prone which some people like. A
>> good review of the lens was in the LHSA viewfinder a while back. It has
>> always been a low volume lens but a cursory search found a few out there for
>> sale:
>> 

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