Re: [Leica] 35mm, 90mm, and now 50 mm?

["Matt Morgan" <mattmorgan@pdseurope.co.uk>]

Agreed on the 35/2 ASPH. 
I got more pix back last night from the 35mm `cron and the 50mm 'lux and the
35mm shots really stand out compared to the other lens. It might just be me
so I'll have to expose a roll using all stops.
I've been using the 50mm wide open at 1.4 most of the time, and haven't
always got the critical focus right, but I'm not getting the same degree of
sharpness or brilliance as the 35mm. (Looks like I'm going to need a lot of
practice with the 75mm 1.4 that arrives in a couple of weeks.)
There's also a difference in colour and contrast that detracts from the
image.
I think I really do need a comparison for the 50's, so maybe the dealer will
let me try the 50/2 for a couple of shots. Hmmmm...I wonder how the Noctilux
compares.....
Matt.


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>From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
>To: "'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Subject: RE: [Leica] 35mm, 90mm, and now 50 mm?
>Date: Tue, Sep 19, 2000, 6:17 am
>

> The 35/2.0 ASPH produces amazing images.  I don't have enough experience yet
> with the 24  to say whether it will do the same thing, though I suspect it
> will.  Lots of people on the list are impressed with that lens.
>
> It's not the aspherical surfaces per se that are making the difference.
> It's that Leica has dedicated themselves to calculating a new generation of
> lens designs that are a significant step up from the previous generation.
> The use of aspherical surfaces is just one more tool on the workbench, along
> with new glasses, new optical formulae, better computers and software etc.
> etc.
>
> Now that they've announced the 28/2.0, the next obvious target for a
> makeover would be the 50/1.4.  Then the question would not be "which one do
> I get?" it would be "how long do I have to save?"
>
> Paul
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Matt Morgan [mailto:mattmorgan@pdseurope.co.uk]
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 9:46 AM
>>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>>Subject: Re: [Leica] 35mm, 90mm, and now 50 mm?
>>
>>
>>Paul,
>>
>>I don't really `test' any lenses, but having had a complete break from
>>photography for a few years, and then getting back into Leica
>>recently with
>>an M6 & 35mm f2 ASPH, the `freshness' of my eyes meant that I was truly
>>stunned by the quality of the pictures I got back with this
>>lens. Even with
>>family `snap-shots', other people are also amazed by that `Leica look'
>>contained within the pictures.
>>IMHO, the 35mm ASPH 'cron is an incredible lens. However, I'm
>>not sure yet
>>if the 50mm 'lux is producing that extra edge, but I've only
>>had it a few
>>weeks so far. Obviously it's all top-end stuff we're
>>discussing here, but
>>I'm very focussed on getting the best I can, so money is
>>slightly secondary
>>when determining the full optimum kit.
>>I know nothing of the technical side of these things, so is it the ASPH
>>making the difference?
>>I haven't seen the results from the 24mm ASPH I bought last
>>week yet, so it
>>will be interesting to see if I get the same `wow' effect.
>>
>>Matt.
>