Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In one hand, the 35 Summilux ASPH; in the other, the 35 Summicron ASPH. Holding them still, I can't tell which is which. Jiggle them up and down a few times and the Summilux ASPH fights you more, but I'm not sure I would notice this unless I were looking for it. Weight is too close to be an issue. (The Summicron ASPH must have some big thick elements!) The Summicron ASPH on an M6 looks like a minimal P&S to the lay person, hence less obtrusive. The M6 with the Summilux on it gets more nods of recognition and "Wow, nice camera!" remarks -- not necessarily a good thing. The M6 with the Summicron fits more easily into a pocket, but the stubbier lens and smaller shade mean it's easier to drop. Pictorially, they are different, but mostly in the out-of-focus areas, with the Summilux showing harder highlights. Erwin Puts remarks this on his web pages. Doesn't make any difference, in my opinion, but it's there to note. Only if I were really close to a human subject shooting wide-open would I pick one over the other: the Summicron, because the transition to the out-of-focus areas is smoother and more flattering. Since this behavior affects the portrayal of the subject, and not the extraneous space, I think it's relevant regardless of your feelings about b***h -- that is, whether or not you think b***h is b******t. The Summilux ASPH is quite usable at f/1.4. I intended to sell one of these, but noticed that I was using them fifty-fifty. Don't ask how I ended up with both: I should have spent the money on 6,000 feet of Agfapan APX 100, Delta 100, and Pan-F+ -- I don't know if there's such a thing as shooting too much film, but striving for greater film consumption has done more for my images than all this fancy glass. - -Al __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/