Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thomas J. Donovan wrote: > > John McLeod, > > >>based on testing four of them......that none of them<< > >>were particularly sharp at f1.4 or f2.0<< > > Whoa ;-)! I came within a "cat's whisker" of ordering one > of the new R-50 f1.4s today; I think I'll hold off a little while > longer until more evidence accumulates. > > This is not what I'd expect from Leica; unless, this is > a characteristic of the Summilux design. I only own one > Summilux; the 80 f1.4 & it's center sharpness at f1.4 & > f2 seem fairly good. A fast 50mm will never be anywhere near as sharp as a fast 80mm lens. It is a fact of life that no 50mm f1.4 lens will measure up to an 80 f1.4 lens. Despite that, most are quite usable, partly because the small DOF covers up the corner sharpness deficiencies.