Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/30

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Subject: RE: [Leica] 50 mm f/1.4
From: "Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 14:37:03 -0500

I think the test is kooky.  Other tests I have seen put the Zeiss 50/1.4 for
the Contax as the best 50/1.4 'ever'...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of allan
> burned
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 1:56 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] 50 mm f/1.4
>
>
> Hello luggers,
>
> it turns out from "modern photographer" tests that the best
> ever 50 mm f/1.4
> is an olympus OM!
>
> Lens            Resolution             Resolution
>   Distortion
> Source
>  	       wide open	   at f/5.6
> (pincushion
> 		center  corner       center  corner         or barrel)
>
> Zuiko 50/1.4     55 VG   49 Exc    69 VG   62 Exc    0.9%
> barrel    MP 11/85
>       same          55 VG   49 Exc    69 VG   62 Exc    0.9%
> barrel    MP 6/87
> Canon 50/1.4    50 G    45 Exc    70 Exc  63 Exc    0.46%
> barrel   MP 7/86
> Nikon E 50/1.8  52 VG   33 VG     66 VG   46 G      <1%
>       MP 1/83
> Leica 50/1.4      54 VG   38 Exc    76 Exc  48 G      0.47%
> barrel   MP 9/87
> Zeiss   50/1.4    45 G    40 Exc    72 Exc  64 Exc    0.92%
> barrel   MP 1/88
>
> what do you think of that (I'm sleepin' down at the landromat...)?
>

Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] 50 mm f/1.4)