Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Summicron is still the "best" 50 mm, and better than the Summilux since 40 yrs. If you compare the 50 mm lenses between f 2 and 8 (and specially at f 4), the Summicron is more sharp and shows a more pleasant color/ grey tone rendition. The Noctilux is less sharp than both lenses, but manages large contrasts easily (which allows very special pictures), and shows a very pleasant out-of-focus rendition (similar to the coll. or rigid chrome Summicron between f 2 and f 4). Different the asph 35 mm lenses: Here the Summilux is extremely sharp at f 1.4 already, more sharp than the pre-asph Summicrons between f 2 and f 4, but not the first choice at f 5.6 or above. The asph Summicron is almost eaqual or better than the Summilux between f 2 and f 8. At infinity, the pre-asph Summicron is superior to the asph Summilux at all f-stops (in my experience). Alf - --------------------------------------------------------------------- At 20:32 30.12.1997 -0600, Bud Cook wrote: >and I very seldom shoot wide open. It would seem to me that a Summicron at >f4.0 is every bit as good as a Summilux at f4.0.