Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Isaac H Crawford wrote: >I've been mucking about with this lens for a couple of months, and it >reminds me a lot of the famous Westren Electric 300B vaccum tube in many >ways. First off, if you're not familier with the tube, it has a reputation >for sonic purity, not necessairly on the test bench, but to the ear...things >just sound "right". I've noticed the 75 summilux has an amazing ability to >be accurate, but not brutal with people...a highly commendable aspect. The >300b is similsar in its ability to be accurate, but not harsh or >clinical...does anyone else see the comparison? > >BTW, does the 50 summicron and the 35 summilux-m (non-aspheric) "look" like >the 75? You know, in its bokeh, its look wide open, and its color rendition >(especially wide open)? Hi, Isaac, Interesting analogy. To tell you the truth, my ears have never experienced the "vintage" 300B tubes, and my gear is now a Quad77 solid-state amplifier. But I know that I enjoy "recorded" music the best with a tube-amplifier one of my friends made. I am not sure if it has 300Bs. This may be a repeated topic in LUG, but I do think that high fidelity and good (comfortable) reproduction are not always accomplihsed at the same time and that it seems be also the case with photo equipment. Yes, I see such double accomplishment in 75mm Summilux (a little less in 50 mm Summicron). I am now very much interested in Summilux 35 mm non-ASPH, which is adored by some but exchanged without slightest hesitation with the ASPH version by others. My Summicron 35 mm ASPH is stunningly HI-FI and appears inorganic but, fortunately, in an agreeable fashion. My two cent-worth impression. Mikiro Strasbourg, Alsace ****************** Visit my gallery at http://members.tripod.com/arbos3/cigogne/index.html ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com