Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello LUGs - As a followup to this thread that I started (and which has changed course to include aperture click-stops on 35 Summiluxes), thought I'd share the results from my day of printing. The images of each of three exhibition prints (fiber base) I made today were made with my '69ish (I was wrong about 1975 - sn is 2.3 million) 35 Summicron are glorious and have all the Bokeh anyone could ask for. They also have tremendous shadow detail, highlight separation, etc. Nikon images I have made appear 'flat' (for lack of a better descriptor) by comparison. The only Nikon glass I own that comes close is my 55/2.8 Micro-Nikkor. Interesting point: when using 100 ASA film with the 35/2, a good negative yields a print that almost reminds me of using 120 behind my Zeiss glass... Curt