Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, I also do appreciate Erwin's sites, comments, and efforts. And, indicating his sites to a new member is for sure a good way to provoke another empty bank account :) Maybe you remember, that we had a discussion on the significance of lens tests (6 weeks ago), resulting from the fact, that bench tests show one side of a lens, while human perception frequently prefers another one. So - if you ever have seen the 2/90 M Summicron's rendition at f 2.8 or f 4, and what it does to a face, specially in b/w pictures, you will forget all about micro contrast, bench marks, or whatever. Yes, the original lens is a little large and heavy, but it's one of the most beautiful lenses ever built. The price for a used one (1-st version) in good condition is around DM 1.000 here in Germany, which should be around BF 20.000 or USD 560 - no, USD 615, since yesterday, when USD 1 = DM 1.63 at Frankfurt. Alf - ---------------------------------------------------- At 06:25 26.05.1998 +0200, you wrote: >Alfred, > >I was only trying to point a new member towards a valuable resource. I am sure >that not everyone agrees with Erwin's assessments of the various optics, but >certainly I have not seen anything else on the Web which rivals his site in terms >of thoroughness and objectivity. > >In his review of the 2.0/90mm, Erwin says that while it is a fine lens, its >performance at full aperture is not that great (weak micro contrast) and >concludes that "a better alternative to a high speed medium-tele lens is the >Summilux-M 1.4/75mm". > >Nathan > - -------------------------------------------------- Alfred Breull http://members.aol.com/abreull/index.htm