Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<< the 40f2.0 Summicron originally made for the CL is *very* small >> I had the opportunity in the last few weeks of shooting with the Summicron 35/2 Asph (latest) on an M6 and the Summicron 40/2 an urban landscape from the _exact_ same position. When scanning these full frame (2700dpi), was amazed to see that the angle of view was identical. Real close examination in Photoshop showed that the image elements were identical sizes (all at infinity) on the negs. Think I'm saying the 40/2 is in fact a 35/2 optically! As a Brit, I understand that the expression is "Go figure". If the above is too radical for you, let me just add that the Asph had better edges until 5.6 onward but in the centre there was not much in it from 2.8 Donning the fire-suit right now..... John