Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I find that up to about 90mm the Leica way is still superior for really detailed shots. However, that only applies when using a high magnification Leica, M3 or 0.85. I can't focus the Summilux as accurately with a 0.72 M. So the thread regarding the magnifier is of real interest The URL below will show three image's shot in the same place(facing opposite directions). The guy was shot with a 75 Summilux wide open; in the original scan you can see deep into his iris; which is the last image. Even though I over sharpened I hope that you can see the detail available in a fair enlargement. The girl, my daughter, was shot with an 85 2.8 Sonnar; while this is one of my favorite lenses it just doesn't have the fine detail of the Summilux. It is unfortunate that a file small enough to download just doesn't hold fine detail http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=144793 As always, comments are welcome. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com