Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Alf: Thank you for your good suggestions: > >First, I'd suggest, that you try the asph 2/35 M Summicron (I haven't). >The M Summicrons have always been better than the M Summiluxes, in my=20 >mind :), and it's possible to me, that the current M saph Summicron=20 >gets the cake again (can you say it in English?).=20 Takes the cake - you were very close, is there a German equivalent? > >Third, taking pix from stars is different, than usual picture taking, >since the objects are bright, small, and the background is dark blue >to very dark blue. In that situation even the Hasselbald's Planar=20 >2.8/80 shows very sharp images at f 2.8 (I have some nice Hale Bobs), I have this lens - really too slow and too narrow an angle of view for what= I want. So, maybe the=20 >1.4 asph M Summilux might show pretty good results also, which are=20 >- at least - far mor sharp than from your Nikkor lens. You guys are talking me into it! > >Fourth, if I'd look for a wide angle's performance at infinity, I'd take >my most favored 50 mm (because I know it's performance, and because it's=20 >not too far from the 35 mm), and take some shots of far houses, trees,=20 >etc - objects, which consist themselves of comparable small objects=20 >(stones, window frames, leaves, small branches). Next, I'd take some=20 >shots with the lens in question, and judge from the slide comparison=20 >(64 or 100 ASA) next day. =20 I have used a C (FD) 50 1.4 alongside the N 35 1.4 and found less coma with= the 50 > >Hope, it helps. >Alf > >PS I've never found any coma in my 1.4/35 asph Summilux. The clincher! Thank you Tom