_simon_ Posted May 12, 2013 Share #1 Posted May 12, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi Folks, I have been lurking here for toooo long and I think I should participate more enthusiastically. I live in Australia and began my Leica story when I bought a DLux 2 back in 2006. Gripped with Leica fever - I bought a M starter kit in Hong Kong in 2007 which was a black M7 and 50cron. In 2011 I shelled out for an M9 - and wow - a whole new world opened up with a digital M. I think my photography then took off. An M9 allowed me to experiment by trial and error (without spending on film). Up until now I have kept the budget under control with summarits. And my 90 elmarit I bought in excellent condition for $1000 (AUD) back in 07 - when a digital M was still way off in the future. My current delightful dilema is whether to by a 50lux. I am off to Paris in 5 weeks. Can I humbly ask - will I notice a significant difference over my 50cron at f2 and above? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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k_g_wolf ✝ Posted May 13, 2013 Share #2 Posted May 13, 2013 Welcome to the forum. You are deep into LEICA already and you may know very well, that you will see a difference when comparing photographs with a SUMMICRON and a SUMMILUX. If it´s worthwhile you have to decide for yourself. The good thing is - at current LEICA-prices - if you decide to sell one of them later on, you won´t risk to loose much ... At f2 and above you don´t see much, but at f 1.4 you will see the difference you paid for. Regards GEORG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted May 14, 2013 Share #3 Posted May 14, 2013 Simon, welcome to the forum! I detect a lust element in your question. My honest answer is stick with your Summicron, which is a very fine lens, unless you foresee a constant need for a wider aperture indoors. You don't need it outdoors. Travel with light well-tested kit. A small table-top tripod and head would help overcome low-light limitations indoors with essentially static subjects and should be an essential part of a serious travel trip for photography. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_simon_ Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted May 16, 2013 Thanks Georg & David. Much appreciated. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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