Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/15

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Subject: [Leica] Old summilux
From: "Johnny Deadman" <deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 08:20:18 +0100

> For the fans of the pre-asph 35 Summilux, I finally got an image scanned
> and posted.  This really shows the "Leica Glow" at f/1.4.  The orig. print
> is better.

I just produced my first prints with a very battered 35/1.4. The glow is
stunning. But the lens also has a quality at f8 that is quite remarkable...
sharp but... organic somehow. Warmth, I would call it.


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Johnny Deadman