[Leica] Cameraquest claim re. Voigtlander 50mm f/3.5 Heliar IV M mount

[Sonny Carter]

It might also make an impression on the sensor.

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> On Feb 16, 2017, at 9:45 PM, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The quote about the Heliar being the best ever tested, etc. may come from
> an old Modern Photo test.  Photozone tested one on a NEX and did a
> comparable test of the 50 f/2 Zeiss ZM (which I have).  The ZM is better --
> not surprisingly.
> 
> I must say, however, if there was on old classic, perhaps collapsible lens
> that one could put on a digital M that really was superb, it would make a
> rather unique combination and conversation piece.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 2:44 AM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> I have one of the originals which came on a green body I failed to resist.
>> It is indeed super sharp but is only f3.5, so much easier to make sharp
>> from an optical design pov.
>> I know nowadays with modern computer analysis tools fast lenses which are
>> amazingly sharp are available, but I am old enough to have come from the
>> time when only the slower lenses were sharpest, and the fast ones were
>> known to have compromised speed for sharpness!
>> I have had an apo Summicron on my camera and shot a few frames in dark
>> conditions where camera shake made much more difference to sharpness than
>> lens quality.
>> Frankly with modern digital cameras having splendid light sensitivity this
>> would be a superb choice if DoF effect isn’t the deciding factor.
>> I’m going to get mine out again and give it another go - I have far too
>> many 50s to use them all.
>> cheers,
>> Frank D.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 15 Feb 2017, at 20:08, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Has anyone ever tested this claim by Cameraquest
>>> <https://www.cameraquest.com/> ?
>>> 
>>> "The new Voigtlander 50mm f/3.5 Heliar IV Leica M Mount is
>> extraordinarily
>>> sharp, comparable to Leica's 50mm f/2 APO Summicron-M!"
>>> 
>>> It came around in an email circulation.
>>> 
>>> It seems a bit over the top.
>>> 
>>> Paul
>>> www.PaulRoark.com
>>> 
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