Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:55 AM 12-03-98 -0600, you wrote: >> My AIS lens has 9 blades.... what about the AF Lens? > >Also 9. Sorry about that; guess next time I should check before suggesting >there's a difference. > >So I did check my statement that the optical design of the AF lens is new. >According to literature I have, the AF lens is 9 elements in 8 groups, the >AIS is 7 elements in 5 groups. Having never used the AIS version, I don't >know what difference there is (if any) in photos produced. > >Larry > Keeping this on topic, one of the main reasons I am keeping my Leica 75/1.4, and may end up selling the Nikkor 85/1.4, is that the Nikkor seems to be very prone to flare in certain situations (mainly studio flash setups). I have heard this from other users of both the AIS and AF versions as well. The Summilux, on the other hand, appears to be one of the best lenses I have for being flare free, and besides, takes a very beautiful photograph in terms of bokeh at f2.8, my most common shooting aperture. Dan C.