Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 35 Summilux ASPH and 28 Summicron are, to my eye, the two glass reasons to buy an M. :-) On 5/29/05 7:06 PM, "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca> wrote: > The Asph displays a variety of bokeh depending on aperture and focus > point. It varies from creamy smooth to somewhat harsh and blocky. No > nasty double line bokeh thank goodness. > > If you want a compact 35 just ditch the lens hood. The 35 'lux asph > is very flare proof and very compact without its hood. I saw a mpeg > of National Geo's DAH using his 'lux that way and decided to give it > a go. He is happy and so am I. > > John Collier > > On 29-May-05, at 3:00 PM, Rick Dykstra wrote: > >> I find the 1.4/35 Asph to be a wonderful all rounder. I've seen no >> evidence of harsh bokeh. The sharpness of the focal plane at wider >> apertures compared with the smooth dreaminess of the OOF areas is >> something to be seen. Not small, sure, but certainly not too big >> either. Still, I'm tempted by the f2/35mm Asph, for its compact >> size and from some reports marginally better performance. A lot >> cheaper too. >> >> However, many times I've used the f1.4 setting for shots that just >> wouldn't have worked otherwise, so ... > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information