[Leica] the 35 f2 tta asph is freaking astounding

[jshulman at judgecrater.com]

Here's an alternative:
I acquired the Light Lens Lab's clone of an 8-element Summicron 35 and love
it!   Compact, well-executed, and results are indistinguishable from one of
the originals, save for a smidge more contrast (probably due to a new single
coating, rather than a slightly deteriorating sixty year old drip coating.)
It ain't cheap--about 3-4x what a tta costs--but you get what you pay for.



Jim


-----Original Message-----
From: LUG <lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org> On Behalf
Of Nathan Wajsman
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 12:59 PM
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] the 35 f2 tta asph is freaking astounding

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
http://www.frozenlight.eu

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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