Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That is curious. Did they reformulate the Tri-E? When it came out, Erwin said this: - --------------------------- Comparison to the fixed focal lengths. These lenses excel of course with excellent to superb performance at the wide apertures of 2,0 and 2,8. At f/4,0 they are at its optimum and then meet the 3E also almost at optimum performance. For all focal lengths we can give this verdict. Based on the f/4 performance. The fixed focal lenses outperform the 3E in the image quality at the level of extremely fine details and the performance in the outer zones and extreme corners. The overall contrast of the fixed focal lengths too is better, giving the pictures slightly more clarity. Very careful comparison of the pictures (low speed transparency at 30 x) taken with the 3E and its companions shows these performance differentials in contrast and the quality at the level of extremely fine details. The 3E shows remarkable suppression of flare and night shots taken on the 28 position give very good clarity of highlights and shadows with good detail rendition and only a faintly visible coma in the extreme outer zone. For the Normal user the performance differences are immaterial and will not be of any importance. The HD user might note the differences but it is a matter of personal preference how to rate these quality differences. - ------------------------------- Excerpted from: http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/mseries/testm/trielmar.html Perhaps Erwin has been reformulated... John Collier > From: Ray Moth <ray_moth@yahoo.com> > > I am subscribed to Erwin Puts' newletter site and I quote the following > from his latest newsletter, with due respect to Erwin: > > "... About the lenses I can be short: the TriElmar at the 50 position > is better than the Summicron 2/50 at aperture 4. It may be a surprise, > but the Summicron is not the nec plus ultra some people assume it to > be. (Let us forget about the famous Summicron DR controversy). The > Tri-Elmar is better. Period. In my view the overall best lenses for the > M are the 24, 28 Summicron, TriElmar, 90 Asph and apo 135..." > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html