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Leitz Summicron 1:2/40 on EOS RP

Started Mar 29, 2019 | Discussions thread
olstrup Veteran Member • Posts: 4,167
Re: Leitz Summicron 1:2/40 on EOS RP
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Ebrahim Saadawi wrote:

But but but, if your main goal is portability, just get a 40mm f/2.8 STM!

But, but, but..... if the OP already had a Leica 40mm sitting idle in the closet and it meets his needs, he need not spend on the STM. I bought a Sony ML three years ago specificeally to get a second life out of my old Leica lenses and they are what I still use. I use a Summocron 35mm type IV for the same reason ghe OP uses his 40mm. I may consider someting like the Tamron 28-70 in order to take advantage of the excellent AF in my present Sony A7III when my coming grandchild begins to run around but at present I don't need it - and after all my sons upbringing was documented with the Leica lenses, so maybe I'll just use them. The OP has an excellent compact walk around combo with his 40mm Leica lens. It's not pin sharp in the corners wide open (like all non asph lenses), but it's from a time when Leica prioritized microcontrast in their lenses which gives the pictures a "clarity" which I miss in most other lenses. I expect it to produce very fine pictures on his RF.

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