Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, before we place the Summilux 50 on two high a pedestal, let's remember that Erwin also rates the Cosina 50 1.5 as sharper than the Summilux...;-) Steve LeHuray wrote: > > >><Snip> > >> > >> BTW, did anybody notice in Erwin's Newsletter today, he ranks the Summilux > >> 50/1.4 better than the Noctilux under all circumstances. > >> > >> sl > > > > I think the Noctilux might still win out at F1! > > > > but I'd be surprised Erwin saying the Summilux beating out the Noctilux in > stray > > artifacts from off camera and on camera light sources as this was what the > > Noctilux was specifically designed to do as a low light night lens while the > > Summilux was of course designed for general purposes. > > > > > > Mark Rabiner > > > > Portland, Oregon > > USA > > > > http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/ > > > Maybe, except at 1.4 you can say go from a 60th to a 30th to get the same > shot the Noct gets at 1.0, and 1.4 is better than 1.0. > > sl