Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I think there is a lot of hype about the 35 summilux asph. >People who have paid the big bucks for it are reluctant to >admit that it has actually harsh bokeh I did, two posts ago. But also I pointed out that the bokeh is harsh only at the middle apertures, that this is mainly noticable in very specific situations (which the user learns to identify), and that the lens is absolutely phenomenal if used wide open, with a very beautiful, plastic rendering. >and that the lens is one heavy brute. Not so. In the black version the Summilux ASPH weighs 5g *less* than the Summicron ASPH, i.e. the lenses have identical mass. >IMO, its greatest and perhaps the only advantage is a max >aperture of f1.4. That's a pretty big advantage if you like K64 or Delta 100 in marginal light. Like many of my best friends, the 'lux ASPH has some prickly sides to its personality, but is well worth knowing! ;-) - -Alexey