Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am told that the latest version of 35mm Summicron has been "tweeked" and does not suffer from flare. Mine seems to be OK in this respect. It was made in 1992. Chris At 12:59 PM 9/11/96 -0700, you wrote: >>I've owned all versions of the 35mm Summicron, several of each, in >>fact. I found the current version the weakest of the lot for resolution, >>contrast, and saturation. There are a lot of others out there who feel the >>same -- if naught else, look at the selling prices on these lenses: the >>first-generation Summicron brings as much as a nice clean new one. >> >>Marc > >I've only owned the latest version and have no background in others with >which to compare. It seems acceptable in the parameters mentioned above for >me, *but* the dog-gone thing is terribly prone to flare, big time! Since I >do a great deal of photographing into the desert sun, I'll probably trade it >(cost be damned) for the 1.4/35 ASPH, if it is significantly better with >regard to flare. Any comments on flare comparison between the two? Is it >logical to assume that the coma free aspect of the 1.4/35 ASPH will also >mean little flare? > -- > Roger Beamon, Naturalist & Photographer > Docent: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum > Leica Historical Society Of America > INTERNET: beamon@primenet.com > > >