Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] My comments on the Lux 35 discussion
From: "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@panix.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 06:42:06 -0400 (EDT)

dante,

you're welcome.

after reviewing your lovely URLs, i think you and the 35 LUX PA (Pre-Asph)
will be perfect together.  wishing you the best of luck,

- -rei


> From: Dante Stella <dante@umich.edu>
> 
> Thank all of you for your insights on this product.  Even more thank 
> yous to the people who could show example pictures before ragging on it 
> in favor of the ASPH.  The following are my comments.
> ....
> 
> 4.	I like what I am seeing, that the Lux has the right type of bleed - 
> there isn't really a name for it, but the 50 Sonnars, Canon 1.2 and the 
> Helios 85/1.5 all have it:
> 
> http://www.dantestella.com/detroit/09.jpg
> http://www.dantestella.com/technical/cano5012.jpg
> http://www.dantestella.com/softworld/paw20.jpg
> http://www.dantestella.com/technical/10a.jpg
> 
> It's not the flat precision of an uncoated Summar or an undercorrected 
> Summarit; it's the glowing edges where local flare makes the highlights 
> sparkle and undercorrection annihilates  what lies outside the plane of 
> focus.

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Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey

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