sideshowbob
Champagne fascia aficionado
I prefer Zeiss too, if they're on a Hasselblad.
I think most of the obsessional comparative talk about the qualities of various lenses for 35mm cameras is hot air, to be honest. Leica make, and have made, some great lenses, no question, but even secondhand they generally cost more than their quality justifies. At every focal length there are cheaper alternatives which are almost as good, and in some respects may even be better. I like Leica cameras and lenses, and I understand why people love them so much, but I don't think there's anything especially magic about them, and having owned a couple (an M3 and an M6, both used with a 1966 German Summicron 50/2), I wouldn't lose any sleep if I never had one again. I wouldn't say no to an S2 though.
I think most of the obsessional comparative talk about the qualities of various lenses for 35mm cameras is hot air, to be honest. Leica make, and have made, some great lenses, no question, but even secondhand they generally cost more than their quality justifies. At every focal length there are cheaper alternatives which are almost as good, and in some respects may even be better. I like Leica cameras and lenses, and I understand why people love them so much, but I don't think there's anything especially magic about them, and having owned a couple (an M3 and an M6, both used with a 1966 German Summicron 50/2), I wouldn't lose any sleep if I never had one again. I wouldn't say no to an S2 though.