Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/31

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: 85-90 M and SM lenses
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 20:48:19 -0500

At 02:26 PM 31-01-97 -0500, "J" wrote:
>
>
>>>Current wisdom is that modern Leica lenses are optimized for color
>>>depth, not sharpness.  My Nikkors are very sharp, but don't have the
>>>color and especially the flare control of Leica.
>
>        My experience has been that Leica glass is more prone to flare than
>some equivalent Nikkor glass and certainly more so than I'd care for based
>on the price.

My 85/1.4 AIS Nikkor is much more prone to flare than my Leica 75/1.4
Summilux.  I was hoping to be able to sell the summilux after buying the
Nikkor, but even though the Nikkor is very sharp, I consider the absence of
flare to be a much greater attribute.

Dan C.