pfogle
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What with all the recent talk about collapsible lenses on the R-D1, I've been bitten by the bug - after all, I got this camera for its portability, among other things, and I'd like a more compact setup.
I'm tempted to trade my Hexanon 50/2 for a Summicron collapsible. Does anyone have any advice/feedback about the relative strenghs of these lenses?
thanks
Phil
I'm tempted to trade my Hexanon 50/2 for a Summicron collapsible. Does anyone have any advice/feedback about the relative strenghs of these lenses?
thanks
Phil
Getting one with a good front element is tough: Leica's coating was fairly soft and it marred easily. For that swap, you should get quite a nice Collapsible Summicron. The Type I and DR Rigid Summicron are supposed to be slightly better optically, and seem to fair better with cleaning marks. ANY Summicron is a first rate performer. These '50s Summicrons have less contrast than the later versions, something that Sein Reid has favored on his RD1.
pfogle
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I found this excellent reference on the summicron, so I decided to keep the Hexanon, which I think is close to the rigid summicron in design/image quality, and try out the collapsible and see if I like it's 'drawing' (q: Sean).
Seems like they're going to be quite different, so that's something else to factor in.
Any comments welcome.
By the way, Brian, thanks for the comments, it seems like a good 'cron is about 100 GBP more than the Hexanon in the shops here in London at the moment. Maybe I'm shopping in the wrong places
Seems like they're going to be quite different, so that's something else to factor in.
Any comments welcome.
By the way, Brian, thanks for the comments, it seems like a good 'cron is about 100 GBP more than the Hexanon in the shops here in London at the moment. Maybe I'm shopping in the wrong places