Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:40 PM 12/18/97 -0500, Will von Dauster wrote: > >First off, when carried in a small Billingham with the hood off, as I often >do, it _is_ much thinner than a Summicron. Second, I personally find the >images, with what I have read described as "more brittle" sharpness (was that >your review, Erwin?), more pleasing to my eye than those from any of the very >excellent Summicrons I have owned. The colors also seem a bit more - intense? >This is all, of course, subjective. > >It may have something to do with the fact I cut my photographic teeth on an >Elmar. I have always liked the "look" of Tessar formulas, for some reason. The >new Elmar gives me a Tessar shootable at f2.8 - with excellent results. I am >very happy with this. > >Will von Dauster > Thanks Will, for your input. Much appreciated. Jim