Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nigel, Did you use color reversal film? I recently replaced an RF-Summicron with a new (4th version) 35 Summicron-M and I can easily tell the difference in color transmission between the two at any aperature. Bud - -----Original Message----- From: N. B. Watson <nbwatson@juno.com> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 6:41 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Testing lenses >Once in a while when I don't feel the creative inspiration to go out and >photograph seriously, I also like to run lens tests (and in the process >the bodies get tested as well). I have the 35/2 ASPH as well as my >previous Summicron (1974 6-element), and a 1964 2.8 Summaron and 1953 3.5 >Summaron (in LTM). The only observable difference I've found between the >'74 and the ASPH is an increase in contrast and decrease in optical >vignetting at full aperture. By 2.8 no non-photographer I've asked can >tell them apart and by f4 I haven't found a photographer who can see a >difference. By f5.6-f8 even the 2.8 Summaron comes round and gives the >later lenses a good show. The 3.5 Summaron is a good little...in fact, >quite tiny...lens but it can't quite keep up with the others. [Snip] > >Regards, >Nigel >>-- >>Nathan Wajsman >>Overijse, Belgium >> >>Photography page: http://members.tripod.com/~belgiangator/index.html >>Motorcycle page: >>http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/1704/index.html >> >> >> > >___________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com >or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] >