Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mine is still my favourite lens. It looks a bit used now, so perhaps not that collectible. It will only be sold by my heirs... Frank On 25 Aug, 2010, at 22:33, Marty Deveney wrote: > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 8:52 AM, EPL <manolito at videotron.ca> wrote: >> Does the 2-element Aspherical Summilux 35/1.4 display focus shift on >> digital >> Leicas? > > Yes, but slightly less, if I recall correctly, than the 35/1.4 ASPH. > The spherical aberrations were slightly more evenly controlled for > different focus distances, making the rendering somewhat more pleasant > in my opinion. This also makes focus shift less. > > I don't have an aspherical anymore - but the person who bought the one > I had lets me use it for testing. It's very important - Leica's first > modern aspherical element M lens (after the aborted start with the 1.2 > Noctilux). > > Marty > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Greystacks, 18 Denchworth Road, Wantage, OX12 9AU +44 (0)1235 768505 +44 (0)7803 135214