Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The only reason to prefer the 28 Summicron is it's compactness. The 28 Ultron is rather fat. Not an issue for most, but an eligible argument for one carrying his cameras on the chest under his jacket like me. Didier >A few years ago the Viewfinder magazine ran a comparison of the Summicron 28 >and the CV 28/1.9. They found (in conventional large prints) that there was >no discernable difference from f 2.8 and smaller; at maximum aperture the >Summicron was marginally (though this was disputed) sharper at the edges. > >So, for Arche's purposes, the CV is probably just dandy. Mine was a >terrific lens; I only sold it because I rarely used that focal length. > >Jim Shulman >Bryn Mawr, PA