Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > On 29-06-2000 06:58 Pitak Chenkosol wrote: > > >Leica just released the new 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-R within a year or two ago. > >It does not have an aspheric element in it. I doubt if the 50mm f/2.0 > >Summicron-M > >will get an aspheric element in the near future. > > why should a lens have to have aspheric glass in order to be excellent? It has nothing to do with whether a lens needs an aspherical element to be excellent. The original poster of the thread asked whether Leica has any plan to release an ASPH of the 50mm f/2.0 Summicron-M. My answer addressed that question. > It all depends on what kind of glass you need in order to reach a > specified quality. The Summilux-R 50/1.4 (new) is a lens from the top > drawer, even at the widest f-stops. I have not remarked a visible > difference with the Summicron-R 50/2.0. > > Pascal > NO ARCHIVE > > -------------------------------------------------------- > See my photo pages at http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace > ------------------------------------------------------- > On the Eighth day God created Macintosh > ------------------------------------------------------- > <<< PGP public key available on request >>> >