Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/05
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At 7:45 PM +0100 4/5/03, Frank Dernie wrote:
>The last non asph, Summicron, often called 35 f2 version 4, is not
>that much inferior to the latest asph and is tiny. I love mine, I
>use a 35 f1.4 aspherical most but I have never sold the little
>summicron. Strongly recommended - by me :)
>
>Hi everybody, been off list for a few months - glad to be back mainly lurking.
>cheers
>Frank
>
>>faneuil asked
>>
>>To refine my original question - what Leica 35mm lens would be considered
>>in the nearest to the "pancake" category? - IE, very slim profile.
Welcome back Frank!
W.r.t. the 35's, I have the same setup and will keep both as well. At
f/2 the Summilux ASPH is definitely crisper, but not enough to avoid
f/2 on the Summicron.
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