Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/06
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Mark Rabiner wrote:
>And some of the newer Aspherics if I've read Erwin correctly don't improve
>much
>at all from stopping down. You'll get more depth of field though which for me
>99.99% of the time means an improvement. But the issue is what's the point of
>buying and carrying around a fast lens if it looks like crud wide open.
Mark - unfortunately you've missed Erwin's point.
All lenses are 'better'' stopped down' than wide-open.
On the other hand, I'm quite happy with my elderly M Summilux 35/.1.4 wide
open;.
It's not the sharpest at full bore, but it's certainly very acceptable.
Pray inform me - which Leica lenses (IYHO) are 'crud' at full bore? It
would be interesting if you'd almost confirmed that you'd used them'
Slan
Alex
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