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Subject: [OM] A reflection from Gary's work on OM/Summicron lenses
From: George Ling <master@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 03:45:50 -0800
Very good work, Gary (glad he got his Summicron equivalent). Thanks
much!!

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Allow me to share joke with all of you: 

Once upon a time long...long ago when Leitz came out with its M3, I
dreamed *one...one day, I am going to have a M3 and a Summicron 50/2!*  
Many years later, I bought an OM-2n and I was amazed how sharp OM's
50/1.8 is.

Recently, I took another look at a M3, thinking still about that
long...long ago dream. I found out now that I like the feel of 2n
better.  So, my 2n with its fabled 50/1.8 is going to stay with me until
*when* ....

Has anyone noticed that Time is really irrelevant with emotion-loaded
memories/traumas. Often times, we can recall them as if only like
yesterdays even though it did happen years..s ago chronologically.  

Because of this, I like to fulfill my desire (my dream) or *see* it
through lest it become a lifetime carryover. I cannot imagine finding
myself here on Earth again, being pulled back by a desire - for a silly
M3 or 2n!  That will be the biggest joke of all in eons, isn't it?? 


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PCA Cala wrote:
> 
> Hi all:
> 
>------.....--------
> 
> My conclusions from this are that the 50 mm f/2.0 Zuiko is superior to a 1984
> era 50 mm f/2.0 Summicron-R, based on a combination of focusing range, image
> quality (as measured by the slit image test - which, taken alone, makes them
> equals), distortion, and flare.  The Summicron is 20 percent lighter and the
> f/1.8 Zuiko is about 45 0ghter.  That is a negative when packing lots of
> lenses.  Another conclusion, the Zuiko macro at f/2.0 is as good as a 50mm
> f/1.7 to 2.0 class lens gets when used wide open!  (But, for example, it
> doesn't beat a Zeiss Planar T* f/1.4 used at f/2.0). And finally, the Zuiko 50
> mm f/1.8 is one heck of a lens at f/8.
> 
> A final caveat: there is possibly a statistical problem here with my use of
> percentages of percentages.  And the ever present problem with sample size!
> 
> Hope this was/is useful to some not yet turned off by normal lens comparisons.
> I was basically backing up my statement that to a Leica M6 user, the OM-4Ti or
> OM-3Ti with a 50mm f/2.0 macro is "Leica-land."
> 
> Gary (glad he got his Summicron equivalent) Reese
> Las Vegas, NV
>

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