Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin, First, it is too early to tell about the Zeiss designs as they are not available yet. However, based on the published MTF charts, the 21 and 25 will be very, very sharp out to the edges from wide open. The 28 and the 35 much less so. All of them exhibit almost two stops of vignetting if that is a concern of yours. My experience with the Leica designs is that the new lenses are exquisitely good out to the corners. The exception to the rule is the 21 SA which by 5.6 is sharp to the corners; the image does not have the contrast of modern lenses however. It is my understanding that the 21 ASPH rectifies all that. The 24 ASPH should be in everybody's kit as it is sharp, contrasty, and virtually flare free at any aperture at any distance. The same can be said of the new 28, both new 35's, the new 50 Summilux, the 75 Summilux, the 90 AA, and the 135 3.4. So now it becomes the balancing act of price, size, build quality, micro contrast, bokeh, and whatever personal hot points come up. It might be the end for the rangefinder as we know it, but what glorious tools we have to celebrate with. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com What matters is the performance in the outer zones, for me at least. It is not too hard to make a lens that performs wonderfully in the center Martin Krieger _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information