Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]dante, you're welcome. after reviewing your lovely URLs, i think you and the 35 LUX PA (Pre-Asph) will be perfect together. wishing you the best of luck, - -rei > From: Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu> > > Thank all of you for your insights on this product. Even more thank > yous to the people who could show example pictures before ragging on it > in favor of the ASPH. The following are my comments. > .... > > 4. I like what I am seeing, that the Lux has the right type of bleed - > there isn't really a name for it, but the 50 Sonnars, Canon 1.2 and the > Helios 85/1.5 all have it: > > http://www.dantestella.com/detroit/09.jpg > http://www.dantestella.com/technical/cano5012.jpg > http://www.dantestella.com/softworld/paw20.jpg > http://www.dantestella.com/technical/10a.jpg > > It's not the flat precision of an uncoated Summar or an undercorrected > Summarit; it's the glowing edges where local flare makes the highlights > sparkle and undercorrection annihilates what lies outside the plane of > focus. - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html