Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All lenses are diffraction limited at smaller apertures. It really doesn't much matter what lens you're using at f:11. Diffraction is going to reduce resolution too much. Try to shoot at around f:5.6 or f:8. At 07:07 AM 5/26/00 +0200, you wrote: >I've never been really pleased with my 1991 summicron: > - it's definitely not sharp enough when used in good light >conditions. > - f/11 and f/16 it's not really no good. >it's a nice lens to use wide open but for more common use, it's not the >best. Peter Jon White