Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/02

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Subject: Re: SV: [Leica] Two new pix/Now 35/1.4 pre-asph
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 09:50:11 -0500

> on 6/1/01 11:46 AM, Steve LeHuray at icommag@toad.net wrote:
> 
>> That looks a bit better to my eye. My questions is (because I only use B&W
>> with the 35/1.4) is the 35/1.4 ASPH that much better than the pre-ASPH at
>> wide-open? I had always thought the biggest failing of the pre-ASPH was
>> flare from bright light while shooting at 1.4.

Johnny Deadman replied:

> massively better. night and day
>
> the pre-asph did indeed flare like mad but also wide open it was *extremely*
> soft. Nice pictorially in some circumstances but just no rendition of fine
> detail whatsoever wide open. Technically I think a combination of coma and
> spherical aberrations, 'classic' but sometimes frustrating.
>
> Much softer in my experience than say the 50/1.4 wide open.

hmmmm.....that is curious about the 35/1.4 being *extremely* soft. Early on
with my weekly PAW I was going through an 'available darkness' phase and
posted these three photos all with the 35/1.4 pre-asph and at 1.4. They are
probably not up to ASPH standards but I did not think the results was to
terrible. Would love more discussion on the 35/1.4. Please look:

http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk4a.jpg

http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk13.jpg

http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk13a.jpg

This last is the weakest of the three, but if the people had been wearing
lighter clothing it may have made a difference. Also this was shot at
1/15th.

sl

Replies: Reply from "David Kieltyka" <daverk@msn.com> (Re: SV: [Leica] Two new pix/Now 35/1.4 pre-asph)