Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica-Users List Digest V3 #59
From: Summicron1 <Summicron1@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 22:17:58 EDT

re sharpness-- i read a lot of messages on this list about which lens is
sharper, especially by people saying the new asph lenses are visibly sharper,
and i have to wonder:

under what circumstances? are the comparison pictures just slides?prints? what
magnification? and most important, are the comparison prints of the same
image, the same lighting, same film same processing, same same? I have seen
situations where the same lens could not get a sharp picture, no matter what
- -- usually flat lit scenes with not a lot of detail. high contrast scenes, on
the other hand, LOOK sharper, sometimes even when shot with a kodak brownie.

i refuse to believe an aspheric is that much sharper than a good summicron,
given the right circumstances. 


just curious, since so many of these things are subjective...

charlie trentelman
ogden, utah