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Subject: [Leica] the 35 f2 tta asph is freaking astounding
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:03:51 -0700
References: <743F03C8-B299-4BC5-A0EF-5392C68A75D8@frozenlight.eu>

where is link.  love to see it.  front heavy s bit 

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> On Jul 25, 2022, at 9:59 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
> wrote:
> 
> ?Admittedly, I have never used any of these, but they are popular on the 
> Fuji group on Facebook (Viltrox is another Chinese brand that is mentioned 
> a lot there). Invariably, they are ?great, with some vignetting you can 
> correct in post? or ?once you close down to f5.6, just as good as Fuji 
> lenses? etc. Well, if I buy an f2 or f1.4 lens, I want it to be good also 
> at the maximum aperture. Otherwise, I might as well save weight and money 
> and buy an f2.8 or f4 lens.
> 
> Cheers,
> Nathan
> 
> Nathan Wajsman
> photo at frozenlight.eu
> 
> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> http://www.greatpix.eu
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> 
> YNWA
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 25 Jul 2022, at 16:46, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at 
>> leica-users.org> wrote:
>> 
>> For those interested.....
>> 
>> The Chinese lenses from TTartisan and 7Artisans are made well. They 
>> really do feel like a classic Leica lens in handling.
>> 
>> But you do not buy a lens for its feel... you buy it for its optical 
>> performance......
>> 
>> I have several of these lenses and have tested them against their Leica 
>> equivalents.
>> 
>> The Chinese lenses are not as optically capable as the German. But, in 
>> general, they are not too far behind either....  About the equivalent of 
>> the German lenses made in the 50's, 60's and 70's.....
>> 
>> The best reason to consider one... Price vs usability.....
>> 
>> These lenses are typically 5% of the cost of the German.  Not 5% less, 
>> but 5% OF the cost.....  And if you are not using the lens regularly, 
>> think Nocti or 21mm Summilux, then they offer you a really good 
>> performance for little money.
>> 
>> Try them out before you dismiss them as junk... I think you will be 
>> pleasantly surprised.
>> 
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> BMWRed735i at gmail.com
>> 
>> 
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Replies: Reply from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] the 35 f2 tta asph is freaking astounding)
In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] the 35 f2 tta asph is freaking astounding)