Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]True and true again, Henning. But the Summicron can so do smooth, from the shadow side! Very on topic. No post shot softening. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/br/ad04.jpg.html 2009/3/27 Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> > Yes I would agree Geoff's Summicron would outperform a lens which was >> designed many decades ago. And I always root for the slower glass. >> >> The 75 Summicron f2is a lens I yearn for. >> The 75 Summilux 1.4 I don't. >> Its big and old. >> Or to put it more positively the Summicron is new and compact. >> >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> > > But Mark, the Summilux also has a smoothness that the Summicron doesn't. > The difference in 'sharpness' at any common aperture isn't huge between > these two; certainly not as big as that between the old 50 Summilux and the > new ASPH, but the rendition difference is quite marked. There is a place > for > both lenses and I don't think I'm willing to give up that difference. At > f/2 > and f/2.8 the new lens has better mtf results, by by f/4 you'll be hard put > to tell the difference. I have to say that most of the time I like the > pictures the Summilux produces better than those of the Summicron, even > though I carry the Summicron more due to the size. > > And f/1.4 can often be useful. > > -- > > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff 'Life's too short for mediocre glass' http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman