Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill, The 35/2 wide open is better than the 35/1.4, so I believe. I've had the old style 35/1.4 for many years and live with that softness quite happily. However, if you really want to talk, 'crummy effect', look for an old (LTM) Canon 35/1.5 wide open. It beats anything else I've seen hands down, and yes! The result can be worthwhile, one of my all time favourite shots from the last few years was taken just this way, if taken to be 'tack sharp' it wouldn't have half the appeal, the strange aberrations make something more mysterious out of the picture rather than reality which would seem normal. In danger of sounding pretentious... Jem > -----Original Message----- > From: bfranson@greennet.net [SMTP:bfranson@greennet.net] > > I know this is going to sound blasphemous to this list, but there are some > Leica users who actually like this crummy effect. > > Bill Franson