Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, My 35/1.4 is the ASPH. It's perhaps the sharpest 1.4 lens I own in any focal length or system. The 50/1.4 isn't quite as sharp (Not that it matters). Also, it has a much different look. I noticed this big time last night as I was sorting out negatives from several rolls of film that I shot last weekend. I saw some very obvious differences. Never gave much thought about bokeh, but maybe this is it. I happened to be using two M6s -- one with the 50/1.4 and one with the 35/1.4 ASPH, and both with the same film. I shot wide open most of the time. Normally when I use two bodies I shoot Provia 400 in one and Delta 400 in the other. In this case, I was shooting the new Delta 400, only. I had to get a bunch of shots in a short period of time. CWO was backordered on 36 exposure rolls. I had to buy 24. I was worried about changing film. Serendipitously, I came out of this realizating that it's pretty darn convenient to have two bodies, both with the same film. I'm sure others do it all the time. Now I see why. I'm going to do it more often. Another interesting thing. I kept running out of film in both cameras at the same time. It was a pain, because I had to change both at the same time. But it indicates that I don't really have a distinct preference for either lens. Dave >.....interesting, sounds like we both have a preference for the 50. I also have the 35/1.4 pre-asph and the new Summicron 28/2.0 which is better wide open than the two 'luxes.. At 1.4 I think the 50 has an edge on the 35. But it is almost a moot point as my wide open shooting is maybe 30%. Anyway, the 50/1.4 is my all time favourite lens with the 35/1.4 second.< sl