Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I must agree with Dan States about the flare proness of the Tri-Elmar. I sold mine. I also sold my 24mm-M ASPH for the same reason. It is my experience (and my careful reading of tests reports)that all ASPH lenses are more flare prone than the pre-ASPH Leica-M generation. Leica paid too high a price for the corner sharpness that comes with the ASPH design. I speculate that the ASPH flare problem has to do with the molding technique used by Leica to create the aspherical elements. I say this because I own a 35mm-M f1.4 Aspherical (not ASPH). This is the original lens with two HAND-POLISHED aspherical elements. It is totally flare free under all conditions without or with hood! Unfortunately, like all ASPH lenses it has poor bokeh in close range, compared to the pre-ASPH Leica-M generation. (It is better than all the ASPH lenses, however, in regard to bokeh. Yes, I do believe the 35 Lux Aspherical to be superior to the 35 Lux ASPH.) I won't use ASPH lenses. If I want extra sharpness, I need only scan and process through Photoshop -- that way I get all the virtues of the pre-ASPH lenses (including beautiful bokeh)and ASPH lenses (extra sharpness)without the drawbacks of the ASPH lenses (flare and poor bokeh). I don't miss the Tri-Elmar. Tom P.S. Read the Putts reports carefully. Even he indicates (inconspicuously) that the out-of-focus images of the ASPH lenses shatter (i.e., harsh bokeh). __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html