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If you still use a 50mm lens, this is may be the best ever
Years ago, every 35mm camera was offered with a "normal" or 50mm lens. This focal length closely matches the diagonal of the 35mm film plane and was considered the best compromise for general photography. Not too short, not too long - just right.
When you consider that many of the world's greatest photographs have been taken with a 50mm (and many of them on Leicas) you can see why this lens remains in the line. Another reason it's still being made and used by pros and serious fine ar...
[Leica Normal 50mm f/2.0 Summicron M Manual Focus Lens - Black (11826) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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09/21/2005
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The best 50mm lens today
I have this lens, and from using many other lenses in this focal length, this is the sharpest edge-to-edge. The contrast is just right; not too much like with Canons and Nikons. The bokeh from this lens is textbook perfection.
It's not as good (collectively) as the old 50mm Summicron-M Collapsible, the Canadian 35mm Summicron-M, or the Olympus 35SP's 42mm Zuiko lens, but this one is available new.
[Leica Normal 50mm f/2.0 Summicron M Manual Focus Lens - Black (11826) review can be read at Amazon.com]
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10/05/2008
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