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Subject: Re: [Leica] The Leica Glow
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 13:22:14 -0800
References: <008901c2e34e$9470a640$0316fea9@ccasony01>

BD

Agreed.  I have not used the f1.4 35mm Summilux, but I have seen
photos done with it.  The f1.4 35mm lens I use, is the one for the
Nikon F, and it has no glow.

Jerry

bdcolen wrote:

> You're asking/talking to the wrong guy on this, Jerry, as I am not a
> believer in the myth of "Leica glo." It is quite blurry, however, that
> the older the lens in terms of modern optical development and
> improvement, the more optical "defects" it had, and I believe that what
> some call the Leica "glo" is the result of those defects. The pre-asph
> 35 Summilux, for example, glows like a 200 watt bulb - it's soft, and
> it's flare-plagued. Some claim that's an assett - but of course some
> claim that Michael Jackson is a model father...:-) The pre-asph Summilux
> is a "legendary" lens. But it is legendary because, if I am not
> mistaken, it was the first 35 1.4, which made it a must-have for PJs,
> and it was wonderfully light and small. Many great images were made with
> that lens. But it's still pretty awful optically. ;-0
>
> B. D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry
> Lehrer
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 10:06 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The Leica Glow
>
> BD
>
> I have never seen "glow" on a Leica negative that was not
> an artifact of a defect in the process, whether deliberate or
> accidental.
>
> Jerry
>
> bdcolen wrote:
>
> > Glo? You must mean flare and distortion....In which case, the earlier
> > the better. ;-) If what you're asking for is the best of the pre-ASPH
> > summicrons, you probably want the last version.
> >
> > B. D.
> > "I don't need no steeenkin' 'glo'!"
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of
> > marko1976@excite.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 10:03 AM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: [Leica] The Leica Glow
> >
> > I need a bit of insight I am looking for a 35mm f2 Summicron that has
> > that "Glow" so to speak which verison should I be looking for?  And
> > any other details you might add?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
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