Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/27

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Subject: RE: [Leica] The Summicron
From: Austin Franklin <austin@darkroom.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 18:48:34 -0500
 
Ah, but there is that flat depth of field that the 'lux has that some of us just adore ;-)


> In my opinion Mike is correct for all the same reasons.  With the
> availability of fast high quality films the extra stop is just not worth the
> additional $900.

>> I'm in the market for a new 35mm lens.  So my question is: whats the
>> difference between the leica 35 f/1.4 ASPH and the 35 f/2 ASPH, besides
>> a stop and about $800?
>>
>> Besides giving me an edge in low-light situations (which would in fact
>> come in useful) does the 1.4 give me better performance at all stops?