Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>In a message dated 98-01-23 13:48:55 EST, you write: > ><< Tests are not always quite clear on the > issue, although I get the impression that the Summicron often receives > better test results than the Summilux. >> > >I recently did extensive searching on this and the results I found clearly >indicated that the Summicron is slightly better than the Summilux, perhaps >noticably so at f2 and f2.8. Any advantage seems largely or completely gone >by f4.0. Among commentators outside the Leica group, it seems that the >Summilux is not as highly regarded as the Summicron. I have not used the >Summilux. Test reports (to the extent they can be considered useful) indicate >that the Summilux is bettered by other 1.4 lenses including the Zeiss / Contax >1.4 and Canon 1.4. > >Tom Shea You are right in stating that the Summicron is optically better corrected than the S'lux. This should be visible at full aperture and even at f/5.6. I hope you an give some info your interpretation of "better" as it is a so many connotations and meanings. I would not say that the Leica is 'bettered' by Zeiss or Canon as both these lenses are not very impressive at full aperture. If I would need a 1,4 I should prefer the Summilux Erwin