Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you shoot a lot at f/2.0 and 2.8 and usually enlarge more than 10X then keep the ASPH, (provided you are willing and able to keep up quality at all steps starting with accurate focusing, then steady camera, best development and low or medium speed film etc etc) If weight and size is important to you, keep the pre-ASPH Chris (who shoots a lot wide open _and_ likes small size; kept the ASPH) >I just got the new 35 ASPH, now together with the pre >ASPH version, I have 2 35 crons, and I have a hard >time deciding which to keep. >The pre-version is smaller and lighter (150 gm) and >the ASPH version is bigger and weighs (250 gm). To me, >the ASPH version is slighter better in pictorial >quality, but not by much when I examine prints in >8x10. The newest and the greatest is tempting, but my >pre-asph version is no slough and being the smallest, >lightest lens, its a perfect match to the Leica M. >What do you guys think ? I only want to keep one. > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games >http://sports.yahoo.com >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Christer Almqvist D 20255 Hamburg and / or F 50590 Regnéville sur Mer - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html