RE: [Leica] Non-Leica lenses for available light

[Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>]

At 10:38 AM -0800 11/17/01, Guy Bennett wrote:
>  >Rei Shinozuka wrote:
>>
>>"how bad is the 24/2.0?  check out bottom photo of
>>http://www.shinozuka-family.com/wtc/wtcindex.html
>>note the ghastly highlights near the edges!"
>
>
>Ouch! That is particularly nasty, and a good reasons to invest in the Leica
>24 M. Sure it's one stop slower,  but with faster film that isn't so much
>of a problem. And it'll never give you those bizarre light smudges.
>
>Guy
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Just try the pre-ASPHERICAL 35/1.4 Leica lens under similar 
conditions wide open, and you will see coma at least as strong. I had 
a couple of these since the 60's until the ASPH came out, and I've 
also had the 24/2 Nikkor since it came out. The Nikkor is a bit 
flatter in contrast, but otherwise its performance wide open is 
possibly slightly better than the old Summilux's. Both are useful 
wide open, but improve significantly with just a bit of stopping down.

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