Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/28

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: LET'S SEE NOW...WHICH M-TELEPHOTO TO CHOOSE?
From: "Dan Honemann" <ddh@home.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 05:11:05 -0400

Jim wrote:
> I can tell you from personal experience that the 75/1.4 and the 50/1.4,
> produce a smoothness and glow that is lost with the ASPH CAD assisted
> lenses. This is not bad. Everyone now has a choice of Computer Aided
> Design, or Human Design as Leica lenses live forever. I would not give up
> my 35/1.4 ASPH for any other 35mm lens. Likewise on the 24 ASPH. But I'm
> not sure if I would ever want a 50/1.4 ASPH as no matter what folks say,
> the current 50/1.4 lens is the epitome of "Leica Character." Or Leica Glow
> if you wish. I know for sure that I would not want a 75 ASPH. This lens at
> f/1.4 and f/2 speaks volumes of magic quality, unobtainable, in my
> estimation, anywhere else.

I wish I could see some side by side prints taken by the CAD- vs.
Human-designed lenses so I could compare the difference, Jim.  I wonder if
it would show through in a scanned, digitized image.  Do you know of any
samples of, say, photos taken with the 75 vs. the 90 apo?

Curious,
Dan