Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica]28 Summicron/Biogon comparison
From: V8PWR@aol.com
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 03:17:09 EST

Dans un courrier daté du 29/10/01 00:31:05 Paris, Madrid, dstate1@hotmail.com 
a écrit :

> Last week I took the plunge and purchased the 28 Summicron.  To date my 
>  favorite wide angle has been the 28 Zeiss Biogon for my G1.  It is 
extremely 
> 
>  sharp and distortion free.  I had hesitated to purchase the Elmarit 28 
>  because from all indications I have found there just wasn't much 
difference 
>  in the performance of the Biogon and the Elmarit.
>  
>  I'll start by saying this about the Summicron after 6 rolls of film:  Wow!
>  
>  This sucker is amazing in it's sharpness at every aperture, flare 
resistance 
> 
>  and control of distortion!
>  
>  In a test roll of TMAX 100 (same roll for both cameras) I have found the 
>  Summicron to be better at f2.0 than the Zeiss is at 2.8!  In particular, 
the 
> 
>  clarity and resolution of the corners of the image are DRAMATICALLY 
better.  
> 
>  At F 4.0 the difference is tighter, but with the definite edge in fine 
>  detail resolution going to the Summicron.  After this both lenses are 
>  simply,equally, amazing.
>  
>  A note to the picky:  All shots were tripod mounted, same roll, same 
>  exposure settings and focus points.  All negatives were examined under a 
>  grain focusing maginifier and also printed on Ilford RC, glossy.
>  
>  I would have been quite satisfied if the Summicron only equaled the Zeiss, 
>  and gave me an extra stop to boot.  The Summicron 28 is the first f2.0 
wide 
>  angle I have owned that can compete with the Summicron 50 for image 
quality 
>  at f2.0.
>  
>  A final note:  I was also suprised with the much greater resistance to 
flare 
> 
>  of the Summicron.  While the Zeiss does surpass my older generation 35 and 
>  50 Summicrons in this respect, it is simply not in the same catagory as 
the 
>  28 Summicron.
>  
>  Best wishes
>  Dan States
>  Madison WI
>  
>  

Hello Dan . Thanks for your gift . I talking about the debrief you wrote ,
not the lens !
This is the kind of debrief that we all pay a great attention to .
This " on the field " test will help us make the best decision when we 
want to buy anything new .
Chears

Jo Goodtimes , France 
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