Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Chance from R to Nikon?
From: Donal Philby <donalphilby@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 20:36:33 -0800

Thomas Kachadurian wrote:
> 
> Dan:
> 
> I did some side by side tests of my Canon EF 35mm f2 and my 35mm
> Summicron-M. IT lenses are amazingly similar in almost every respect, (even
> boke), except color balance. You only notice it in neutral grey, like
> conctere, in shadows. The Canon lens makes it look yellow and the Leica
> glass makes it look exactly the color it is.
> 
Tom,
Have you tried both into the sun with flare?  Or in high contrast
situations?  Or near wide open?  Or is the 35 Canon a brilliant anomaly
such as Nikon 180mm?

donal
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