Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Xavier, Eric is right about the APO-Telyt, but the Noctilux does improve when stopped down (about 25-30% better resolution). I would imagine the faster optics are the hardest to design and manufacture with very good performance wide open. Peter K. - -----Original Message----- From: Xavier Logean [mailto:xavier.logean@epfl.ch] Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 9:28 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Shooting Leica wide open 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