On 2 Mar 2003 at 9:24, Jim Apilado wrote: > I believe the Summicron is the best. Many of the early Leitz lenses were > not coated so this is something to look for. When I attend swap meets I > rarely see any screw mount Leica stuff, especially lenses. I heard, once, > that many Leica collectors in Japan have purchased a lot of the good stuff. I > like rangefinder photography.
The other thing to watch for is that the early coatings (and glass) were very easy to scratch and some were so impermanent as to render the lens disfigured after a few cleans. I owned a very early M Summicron 50, it was a really nice lens but it had suffered scratches to the front element so it was a little lack lustre in the contrast department. Cheer, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html
