Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Shooting Leica wide open
From: Xavier Logean <xavier.logean@epfl.ch>
Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 18:27:52 +0200
 
Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) wrote:

> Eric,
>
> With all due respect, no lens performs better wide open than stopped down.
> While some may perform better than others wide open, none will ever be
> better wide open than at say F8.  Most Leica lenses are adequate wide open
> but incredibly sharp stopped down.  There are some lenses like those from
> Pentax that are actually better resolving wide open than a Leica lens, but
> they lose at F8 to Leica.  Look at any of the tests on Leica lenses, and I
> think you will see what I mean.
>

Any?
Except for the noctilux !?

Xavier