Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/05

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Subject: [Leica] Leica: Summilux vs. Summicron
From: raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 21:02:02 +0100

> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 13:40:06 -0500
> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Tele-Elmarit first and second
> 
> The 90 Summicron gets a somewhat unfair bad rap. First off, when compared to
> the later versions of the 90 2.8, it is not particularly large or heavy -
> both of which are complaints.
> 
> No, it may not be the quintessential Summicron - as Erwin is quick to point
> out - and for those who can afford it, the 75 1.4 is probably the way to go
> to get speed and short tele...but...I don't find that when using B&W I have
> any real image quality problems with it...Does focusing take skill and
> practice? Absolutely. And, again, if I can afford it, would I like to have
> an ASPH APO version? Sure...but I'm not going to be embarassed by any
> results because I don't have the new version...
> 
The late, lamented Modern Photography tested both the 1.4/75mm 
Summilux and the 2.0/90mm Summicron (March 1986) and the 
results were very similar: resolution excellent at all apertures both 
center and edge, contrast high at all apertures both center and 
edge. So I´d expect the performance of these two lenses to be 
quite similar.
BTW they tested the 2.8/28mm Elmarit and 2.0/35mm Summicron 
in the same issue, too. The results? Similar to above: nothing but 
excellents with high contrast.
All the best!
Raimo

Photos at: http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen