[Leica] Don't Trust Everything You Read On The Internet, or: 2 Myths of the Biogon Lens

[George Lottermoser]

On Apr 23, 2015, at 4:31 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> Hi George, having owned a Mamiya 7 43mm lens for a year and shooting a lot
> with the SWC/M lately, I have to say that in terms of raw sharpness, the
> 43mm definitely holds an edge. I have 20x24" prints to prove it.
> 
> Not that the SWC Biogon is a slouch, it produces some of the nicest images
> I have taken ever.
> 
> http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20150421-Scanned-911.jpg

Indeed!
There's more to the way any particular lens "draws" on film and/or sensors than sharpness alone.

And the 60s through 80s 'blad Zeiss glass, that I own, definitely always pleases the eyes.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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