Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dans un courrier daté du 29/10/01 00:31:05 Paris, Madrid, dstate1@hotmail.com a écrit : > Last week I took the plunge and purchased the 28 Summicron. To date my > favorite wide angle has been the 28 Zeiss Biogon for my G1. It is extremely > > sharp and distortion free. I had hesitated to purchase the Elmarit 28 > because from all indications I have found there just wasn't much difference > in the performance of the Biogon and the Elmarit. > > I'll start by saying this about the Summicron after 6 rolls of film: Wow! > > This sucker is amazing in it's sharpness at every aperture, flare resistance > > and control of distortion! > > In a test roll of TMAX 100 (same roll for both cameras) I have found the > Summicron to be better at f2.0 than the Zeiss is at 2.8! In particular, the > > clarity and resolution of the corners of the image are DRAMATICALLY better. > > At F 4.0 the difference is tighter, but with the definite edge in fine > detail resolution going to the Summicron. After this both lenses are > simply,equally, amazing. > > A note to the picky: All shots were tripod mounted, same roll, same > exposure settings and focus points. All negatives were examined under a > grain focusing maginifier and also printed on Ilford RC, glossy. > > I would have been quite satisfied if the Summicron only equaled the Zeiss, > and gave me an extra stop to boot. The Summicron 28 is the first f2.0 wide > angle I have owned that can compete with the Summicron 50 for image quality > at f2.0. > > A final note: I was also suprised with the much greater resistance to flare > > of the Summicron. While the Zeiss does surpass my older generation 35 and > 50 Summicrons in this respect, it is simply not in the same catagory as the > 28 Summicron. > > Best wishes > Dan States > Madison WI > > Hello Dan . Thanks for your gift . I talking about the debrief you wrote , not the lens ! This is the kind of debrief that we all pay a great attention to . This " on the field " test will help us make the best decision when we want to buy anything new . Chears Jo Goodtimes , France - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html