Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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.