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Have you used the Summarit 75/90

? You speak in generalities.

 

I had the 75mm for about four years and it ended being the least used lens in my kit, plus it spent almost as much time being repaired as it did on my camera. Now I have the 75mm APO- Summicron and it's my most used lens,

 

Guess you had a bad one.

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I had the 75mm for about four years and it ended being the least used lens in my kit, plus it spent almost as much time being repaired as it did on my camera. Now I have the 75mm APO- Summicron and it's my most used lens,

 

So your experience was different from this fellow with two consecutive assembly problems with his APO.

 

My 75 APO took at least one trip to service for a loose aperture ring and focus adjustment.

 

S**t happens, with various Leica lenses.

 

Jeff

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So your experience was different from this fellow with two consecutive assembly problems with his APO.

 

 

 

My 75 APO took at least one trip to service for a loose aperture ring and focus adjustment.

 

 

 

S**t happens, with various Leica lenses.

 

 

 

Jeff

 

 

Actually my problem on the Summarit was the aperture ring, but for me it's the hood that made it impossible to keep. I have worse issues with my MATE, but I still have it.

 

I have had no problems with either my 90 or 75 APO

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Why using the Leica optional hood? Screw-in metal or rubber hoods are easy to find out for about 10$ or less everywhere. All of them will be more efficient that the built-in hood of the Summicron 75/2 anyway.

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Have you used the Summarit 75/90

? You speak in generalities.

 

I had the 75mm for about four years and it ended being the least used lens in my kit, plus it spent almost as much time being repaired as it did on my camera. Now I have the 75mm APO- Summicron and it's my most used lens,

 

You are generalizing from a single example. That is bad statistics. ;)

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Modern f/2.5 lenses are called Summarit folks. This has nothing to do with price. See the superb Summarit-S 35/2.5, 75/2.5 & 120/2.5. Hardly budget lenses IMO.

 

So, if the f/2.8 becomes a f/2.5 we change names? I don't get it. After all we have a Noctilux first at f/1.2, followed f/1 and f/0.95. Also a Super Elmar at f/3.8 for the 18, f/3.4 for the 21

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Yes "Summarit" is for f/2.5 lenses.

"Noctilux" is for f/1.2 and faster lenses.

"Super" is for non-fisheye wides from 15mm to 21mm normally, with some exceptions though (eg Elmarit 21/2.8).

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