Jeff S Posted February 24, 2013 Share #1 Posted February 24, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Here I need to stop reading great things about this lens. It would have been a bit more interesting if he had drawn comparisons to the 50 Summilux ASPH. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 Hi Jeff S, Take a look here Puts weighs in on the 50 APO Summicron Parts #1 & #2. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
johnbuckley Posted February 25, 2013 Share #2 Posted February 25, 2013 For him to call the APO-Summicron-Asph is quite meaningful. And having used it for the past month, to my less sagacious eye, I tend to agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted February 25, 2013 For him to call the APO-Summicron-Asph is quite meaningful. For him to call it what? Sorry, I missed your point. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted February 25, 2013 Share #4 Posted February 25, 2013 I see Puts is referring to the lens as ASCR50 which reads more like a film type than a Leica lens. I'm not sure what is wrong with 50 APO or 50AA? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted February 25, 2013 Share #5 Posted February 25, 2013 I find Puts's abbreviations of lens names quite silly. It's not like he's saving ink or anything. Still he's interesting to read (and even I, being fairly pedantic when it comes to language, have learnt to ignore his numerous spelling mistakes and odd formulations (though it irritates me that he misspelt whisky)). I also would have wanted to see a comparison with the 50 Summilux Asph. And I would have wanted to see some results of the lens used on film. But I must disagree with his final paragraph - anyone who wants sub-f2 ability will have to settle "for less". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 25, 2013 Share #6 Posted February 25, 2013 The performance of the lens hardly improves when stopping down and stays on an equally high level from f/2 to f/11 with a slight drop in contrast at f/16. Giddy up. I wonder if for some, a better upgrade is not the M but the APO-Summicron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jto555 Posted February 25, 2013 Share #7 Posted February 25, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) ..formulations (though it irritates me that he misspelt whisky)). So did you! It is 'whiskey'. :rolleyes: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbl Posted February 25, 2013 Share #8 Posted February 25, 2013 Sigh. My ability to resist this lens is now gone, if only for it as a stunning optical accomplishment. -jbl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ulrich Rohde Posted February 25, 2013 Share #9 Posted February 25, 2013 I have taken M 240 pictures with this lens, on loan from my dealer, and compared it to the other Leica 50mm lenses and the Zeiss 50mm/2. The APO lens wins ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted February 25, 2013 Share #10 Posted February 25, 2013 ... though it irritates me that he misspelt whisky ... Uh. That's just a symptom for the quality of the whole article. There's so much nonsense interspersed everywhere. Of course I do wholeheartedly agree with his overall assessment of this lens. He says, "when looking at the Apo-Summicron-M 50 mm Asph pictures with a sagacious and disciplined gaze, the pure clarity of the overall image and the crisp rendition of fine detail, even in the near-unsharp areas, are stunning and provide a dimensionality and life-like rendition that is unequalled." This is exactly what I said about this lens more than half a year ago. But his confused statements about specific aberrations, curvature of field and lens elements, and "critical requirements" seriously make me wonder how this man was able to earn a reputation as an expert. He does know a lot, no doubt about that—but then there also are several things he obviously has only fuzzy ideas of. His weird mixture of insight and confusion is pretty hard to digest ... just like "Scotch whiskey" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted February 25, 2013 Share #11 Posted February 25, 2013 …it irritates me that he misspelt whisky. Whisky is Scotch/Scottish (ie from Scotland). Whiskey is the Irish/American spelling. However, now I see Puts' usage, it is, as you say, wrong! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted February 25, 2013 Share #12 Posted February 25, 2013 Apologies for having driven this thread off in an unintended direction. "Scotch whiskey" But, yes, exactly. A contradiction in terms. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted February 25, 2013 Share #13 Posted February 25, 2013 I want that lens ... I must flagellum (not sure if it works in English) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbl Posted February 25, 2013 Share #14 Posted February 25, 2013 I want that lens ... I must flagellum (not sure if it works in English) It doesn't. What's it mean? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted February 25, 2013 Share #15 Posted February 25, 2013 It doesn't. What's it mean? self punishment for unspeakable desire (direct translation from Google :-) ) now I must sell my 50 Summilux ... and maybe my wife Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbl Posted February 25, 2013 Share #16 Posted February 25, 2013 If you buy the lens, the wife problem will take care of itself . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted February 25, 2013 Share #17 Posted February 25, 2013 DONT tell the wife. Just say "this old lens honey I have had this for a long time" A long time can ge a day a week or a month....! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted February 25, 2013 Share #18 Posted February 25, 2013 DONT tell the wife. Just say "this old lens honey I have had this for a long time" A long time can ge a day a week or a month....! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted February 25, 2013 Share #19 Posted February 25, 2013 Self-punishment for unspeakable desire To flagellate oneself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxter Posted February 25, 2013 Share #20 Posted February 25, 2013 DONT tell the wife. Just say "this old lens honey I have had this for a long time" A long time can ge a day a week or a month....! Just like I did...but not (yet) with the 50 APO... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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