Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They look nicer with Leica lenses ;-) I have seen aberrations in other lenses but they are not the same, Leica has a glow around the highlight and superb gradation..... john ________________________________________ AH! I get it. Aberrations in Leica lenses are "glow". In other manufacturers they are ...well, unmentionable! (-: Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 11:24 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > 'Muddy' is not a phrase I would use to describe the f1.0 ;-) Also the > 'glow' is spherical aberration which the asph corrects (and the Summicron > asph is not released yet) > > http://www.johnmcmaster.com/PESO/Flowers/2013/content/L1009372_large.html > http://www.johnmcmaster.com/PAW/2012/52/content/L1009335_large.html > http://www.johnmcmaster.com/PESO/Flowers/2012/content/L1007670_large.html > > Are a few recent examples of my f1.0..... > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > Have not personally handled the latest but after much viewing of photos > by > > others comparing shots (Steve Huff for one), it is clear that the f0.95 > shines. > > Less muddy yet still has the glow. > > With the Noct even performing as we'll as slower lenses at smaller > apertures, > > decided to skip the latest Lux and previous Cron ASPH versions. Still > happy > > with my VC 50/1.1 > > > > Anyway, no more such bids on ebay, maybe non Leica gear. Try today and > > you find many sought after items have been withdrawn by ebay, for obvious > > reasons. > > > > David Ching > >