Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: DR Summicron, Reconsidered
From: Paul Chefurka <chefurka@home.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 18:59:14 -0500
References: <200102252155.NAA05647@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> <B6BEFD95.135E%douglas@dysmedia.com>

On Sun, 25 Feb 2001 18:21:10 -0500, Douglas Cooper
<douglas@dysmedia.com> wrote:

>Okay, I just did my first truly serious test of black and white on my DR
>Summicron.  The results -- with both Tri-X and TMZ at 1600 -- are gorgeous.
>I'm thinking of keeping this lens after all.  *Nevertheless*, the bokeh
>issue is there:  no denying that the lens goes double-line (ie. nissen) out
>of focus.  Am I the only one to notice this with the Dual Range?  (The lens
>is in superb shape -- I'm pretty sure it's not sample variation.)
> 
>
>Douglas Cooper
>http://www.dysmedia.com

I saw the same thing on mine.  Little donut circles in OOF specular
highlights.  Call me neurotic, but that bugged me.

Paul