Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mark, I don't dislike the 28 ASPH, I have only three lenses ASPH, the 28/2,8, the Tri-Elmar and the 90AA. They don't have the certain romantic vintage rfendition, but his sharpness is nice for me while I'm using film. On the other hand, I have the Summilux 11114 and the 35 Summicron 4th generation, and if somebody offer me to trade for the ASPH I'll say, no tahnk you. I prefer keep mines. As said the mainly reason I've choosed de 28/2,8 ASPH is because it small and compact. Saludos cordiales Luis -----Mensaje original----- De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de Mark Rabiner Enviado el: s?bado, 12 de abril de 2008 20:22 Para: Leica Users Group Asunto: Re: [Leica] Se?oritas on the Semana Santaprocession > Hola Luis, > > good set of pics... > > my prefs goes for the first of the group, maybe because of the "vintage" > look of the picture or because of the se?orita's face expression or > maybe because of the look Summilux comes up with. > I think this is definitely a good one. > > Don't like too much of sharpness that Elmarit ASPH, in comparison with > the one mentioned above... > > And didn't like either that other se?orita making a snoop of you. > It is not what we'd be calling a pleasant expression in her face. > > Did you ask her to shoot before anything else ? :-) It sounds to me > you didn't and that's what she meant, I think. > It would make her to charge you some good euros to get a model release > out of her, wouldn't it ?! > > Get rid of all ASPH glasses and keep all pre ASPH ones They rather > look more like any of those japanese glasses, don't they ? ;-) I mean > I can't see the famous Leica glow in those pictures as can't see > either smooth transitions. hehee... > > Keep shooting... > > Saludos > > Pablo > I know we're slightly kidding here but on the record I'd like to state again and weigh in on the side of I think the modern ASPH Leica glass lacks in my opinion nothing. I find no reason not to use them. None. I find no brittleness. No lack of Bokeh. Nothing. Nothing negative. I have 16x20 fiber darkroom prints from many Leica modern ASPH glass. They don't look funny in any way that I can tell or anyone's had the guts to tell me. One print I took in Boston a night shot of mannequins in a shop window with Delta 400 in Xtol 1:3 has been twice mistaken for large format. 4x5. And it was hand held. Taken with a 35mm Asph Summicron. I'm not of the impression that the design parameters of this glass match up to my also very beloved Nikon glass. Or how much they relate at all. But classic nikon glass and the newer stuff with the curved many blades have different looks. The modern Nikon stuff the Bokeh is a lot better a design parameter assigned to German glass. Mark William Rabiner markrabiner.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information