I think the price comes twofold: one, it's for Leica. two, it's a 1.0.
That's rare. I don't think anything else matters in this case. Except that
you might need sunglasses when shooting in candlelight! Oh, and a caddie to
carry the bag.
Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hudson" <xyyc@xxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2001 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] 50mm f/1.2 Versions
>
> Talking about fast lenses I received a flyer recently from Kindermann
> [Canada] Inc ......former Canadian Leica agent ......announcing a "giant
> inventory clearance sale". One item under the Leica M section is
> "50/1.0-M Noctilux .....$3200" [Cdn$ that is].
>
> I am wondering if there is any objective assessment and comparison
> between this Leica lens and the 50/1.2 Zuiko which lists for a fraction
> of the price. If these two lenses were subject to an objective,
> scientific, and blind test of their performance under identical
> conditions I wonder how they would compare. Would anyone like to
> speculate?
>
> John Hudson
> Vancouver, BC
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