Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh, damn....I'm really sorry...So the "new" Summilux is only produced from a 39-year-old formula, not an incredibly old 41-year-old formula...Hard to keep those dates straight. :-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Stephen Gandy Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 2:43 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] nokton v. summilux the same Summilux formula ?? Very UnTrue guys. The Summilux was introduced in 1959. In 1961 the formula was changed and much improved, from # 1844001 and later. Stephen Gandy Tom Finnegan wrote: > B. D. Colen wrote: > Although no different optically from a Summilux purchased new today..:-) > > Very true, and it is a tribute to the designers of the Summilux that it > still performs so well. There have, apparently, been a number of tweakings > to the coatings over the years. So in theory a newer lens will have > slightly higher contrast and better flare control compared to an early > lens. In practice, if one is using higher speed B&W film, the differences > probaly are not noticeable at all. If you are shooting color slide film, > however, the color renditions and saturation may differ somewhat and a > newer lens, whether Summilux or Nocton, may be desireable. > > Newer is not necessarily better, just as older is not necessarily better. > It depends greatly on the preferences and intents of the photographer.