Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>So it still is best to you the largest aperture and slowest speed film you >can afford per opportunity That is true. As is the rest of your comment. But, I find that even at 6400 with TMax P3200 I can see a visible superiority of my pictures taken with Leica lenses. Specifically the lenses designed for that kind of shooting. The 35 Summilux R, 90 Summicron, 180 Elmarit, 35 Summicron M. Those are the lenses I've used with P3200. I haven't used my current lenses with that film, since I haven't done black and white in nearly two years now. Even though the absolute best performance characteristics of Leica lenses in terms of sharpness and edge contrast aren't at their best with such film because of what Erwin is talking about, still my Leica lenses have always produced pictures in low, contrasty light, blizzards, harsh side-light, flat light, candle light, dim gymnasiums, really funky strange colored light, etc. give me image quality I can't get with other lenses. That's my experience. And being an available light nut, I have a lot of experience in this area. With Canon, Nikon and Leica lenses. Sharpness is great. I love how sharp my 35 Summilux ASPH is, and my 19mm Elmarit R, and my 70-180 Vario Apo Elmarit R. But there are other compelling reasons to own them besides sharpness. That's all I'm trying to point out. - -- Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch The distinction between past, present and future is only an illusion, even if a stubborn one. - Albert Einstein