Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] <FS> & <WTB> sorry, I couldn't do this on Friday
From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 08:18:38 -0700

So the 1.4 would intrude on the frame of an M6HM?

At 09:08 PM 6/16/98 , LEICAMAN56@aol.com wrote:
>The 35/1.4 ASPH has a special quality that is hard to describe, but easy to
>see.  Vastly superior to its predecessor.  Everyone who sees images from this
>lens comments on its incredible sharpness.  The 35/2 ASPH is also a great
>lens, but not vastly superior to the lens it replaces.  The 1.4 is large, but
>does not really intrude on the viewfinder as much as you would think.  It
does
>seem to be prone to flare under certain circumstances.  I think this has
>something to do with the front element being slightly concave (almost flat)
>and the cutout in the lens hood.  I think this allows some stray light to
>enter at an extreme angle causing flare.
>
>Bill Rosauer
>