Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:22 AM 7/3/99 -0500, you wrote: >>I think that there are a lot of people who are obsessed with sharpness. >>They diligently compare lens charts and are most unhappy when their present >>lens is not "up to par". Many members of the Contax Club to which I belong >>talk only of sharpness and nothing else whenever they do camera small talk. >> They were most surprised when I brought up the subject of Bokeh. That is >>going to change over time because many Contax owners also own leica gear >>and thanks to Brian Bowers' recent Lens Book, the issue of Bokeh is now >>perpetually imprinted in black and white. >> >>To me, photography is an artform and the older 35/2 still delivers the >>goods better than my asph version. > > >Hi Dan, > >Thanks to all of you who have written on this subject. My original >question was not the result of an "obsession with sharpness," but an >effort to understand what is considered normal performance for this lens. > Based on the comments I've gotten here, I'm inclined to keep it, and >rather than buy the new aspheric, go for the wider angle (21). > >Thanks again, > >MK > That would be the way to go. Hold on to your original 35/2. I am sure you will find the 21 a nice addition to your repertoire of lenses. Dan K.