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Subject: [Leica] Anyone shooting the FLE 35mm Summilux ASPH?
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:03:59 +0100
References: <mailman.1369.1282751073.66617.lug@leica-users.org> <C89AB461.A672%manolito@videotron.ca> <AANLkTinpg-DVpHDiLPYSQ0SQdhLXxz_H=1+EjZXSf9Bg@mail.gmail.com>

Mine is still my favourite lens. It looks a bit used now, so perhaps not 
that collectible. It will only be sold by my heirs...
Frank

On 25 Aug, 2010, at 22:33, Marty Deveney wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 8:52 AM, EPL <manolito at videotron.ca> wrote:
>> Does the 2-element Aspherical Summilux 35/1.4 display focus shift on 
>> digital
>> Leicas?
> 
> Yes, but slightly less, if I recall correctly, than the 35/1.4 ASPH.
> The spherical aberrations were slightly more evenly controlled for
> different focus distances, making the rendering somewhat more pleasant
> in my opinion.  This also makes focus shift less.
> 
> I don't have an aspherical anymore - but the person who bought the one
> I had lets me use it for testing.  It's very important - Leica's first
> modern aspherical element M lens (after the aborted start with the 1.2
> Noctilux).
> 
> Marty
> 
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In reply to: Message from manolito at videotron.ca (EPL) ([Leica] Anyone shooting the FLE 35mm Summilux ASPH?)
Message from benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney) ([Leica] Anyone shooting the FLE 35mm Summilux ASPH?)