Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very nice description of the Summicron's fine rendition, Frank ! Although hard to believe, but the current one is even better. Thanks for sharing your experience (I like the older Summicron's rendition more than the current one's). Alf - -------------------------------------------------------------- At 08:43 29.11.1997 -0800, you wrote: >However, the candles were in many frames. The pin point light source is >rendered with hardly any distortion nor flare. It is a wonderful image of >a very slightly softened light source in the same frame as a highly in >focus image of the Birthday Boy's face. There is really no sign of any >flare outside of the really close proximity of the candle flame. > >Bokeh or just plain good glass, I never knew the Summicron was capable of >such low flare. For those of you that have more modern Summicrons, what is >your experience with flare?