Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Thomas, I don't have much experience with the lenses you mention but I do have a lot of experience with the 35-70/4.0 that also has a apsherical element. I espescially tested this lens for flare because I couldn't believe it would be as good as the prime lenses. But it is! This lens is totaly satisfactory by all means and throws in some macro capability as well. Best regards, Michiel Fokkema Thomas Pastorello wrote: > 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 > > > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html