Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 02-05-1998 18:03 director@ubi.edu wrote: >They say that in the FUTURE it will be possible to order from the >Boutique Chasseur d'Images, all the tests of the Leica lenses, >made in past, in a binder. This is good news indeed. I have already collected a lot of their Leica related tests but am missing some. Here is what I already have from Chasseur d'Images: M lens series 21 f/2.8 ASPH 24 f/2.8 ASPH 28 f/2.8 35 f/1.4 ASPH 35 f/2.0 35 f/2.0 ASPH 50 f/1.0 50 f/1.4 50 f/2.0 50 f/2.8 75 f/1.4 90 f/2.0 90 f/2.8 135 f/2.8 135 f/4.0 R lens series 15 f/3.5 (idem Zeiss Distagon) 28 f/2.8 35 f/1.4 50 f/2.0 90 f/2.8 100 f/2.8 Apo 180 f/2.0 Apo 180 f/2.8 28-70 f/3.5-4.5 (new version) 35-70 f/4.0 (new version) 70-180 f/2.8 Apo 80-200 f/4.0 Badly needed from my "missing list": R 19 f/2.8 (the corresponding magazine is sold out) R 50 f/1.4 (same as above) R 80 f/1.4 (apparentely this lens has been tested but I don't know in which number as it is not mentioned in their overview of lens tests) Apo-Extender 2x (the corresponding magazine is sold out). If anyone could help with these missing tests, I would be very glad! I do believe that their tests are quite reliable, although the "star" end result should be taken with a grain of salt. The results can only be compared within the same aperture class (because they weigh at three different f stops which are not the same for all lenses). Therefore their bar diagram for overall sharpness/contrast at most f stops is very useful (center/corners). But on the downside, sharpness and contrast are not shown separately. Pascal Belgium - -------------------------------------------------------- t h i n k d i f f e r e n t a p p l e c o m p u t e r - -------------------------------------------------------- <<< PGP public key available on request >>>