Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I started with the pre-ASPH 35mm Summicron when I bought my first Leica 3 years ago. About 1 year later I had the chance to buy the ASPH version at a good price, and furthermore, I had the opportunity to borrow one to test it at my leisure. I did the testing on tripod, using a statue as the subject, thus eliminating any variation due to subject or camera movement. The result was that at f2, there was a difference: the ASPH was clearly better on the light table. At f2.8 the difference was extremely small, and by f4 the difference was invisible to me (film used was Fuji Velvia). Because I do shoot a lot at the widest apertures and because the price at which I could get the ASPH was exceedingly good, I went ahead and upgraded. But my advice to you is that you really have to shoot at f2 or f2.8 to justify the change. Still later, I sold the Summicron ASPH and bought the 1.4 Summilux ASPH, which is now my most frequently used lens. So you might consider that route also. The penalty in terms of size when you go from Summicron ASPH to Summilux ASPH is not that great--neither lens is really small, nothing like your old Summicron. Nathan goldframe wrote: > I’m going to get a 35mm f2.0 Summicron-M for my wife’s M6 camera bag kit. I > have the pre-ASPH and have always been happy with it but here I have the > excuse to get the new one too. I have heard some folks say the older > version makes more pleasing exposures – the new one is too contrasty and > ‘correct” and has “lost something”?? > > Your comments are appreciated. > > Thanks - gold - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/