Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thomas Pindelski <thomas@pindelski.com> wrote: > > How does the post-war f/5 compare for definition and contrast > with the f/6.8? > Not having used the f/5 lens in the field I can only guess from others' comments: contrast at full aperture is not as high as the f/6.8 lens at full aperture, but at comparable apertures they ought to be similar. That's not the real difference between the two lenses, though. The f/5 lens is much heavier and slower-handling, but should have a flatter field than either the f/6.8 or f/5.6 400mm Telyts. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html