Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But it does have the CV signature. I have found that all the lenses I had owned, and tested, exhibited the same color fringing. It was true at wide open and when moderately closed down. In B/W, it gave the appearance of being slightly soft, without that biting edge that I've come to depend on from the Leica optics. Slobodan Dimitrov Don Dory wrote: > > B.D., > No, the new C/V 35 F1.2 is not as sharp and not nearly as contrasty as the > Leica 35 1.4 ASPH. It is however, very resistant to flare, see > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1347548&size=lg > > I am shooting directly into spot lights with not a sign of flare. And I > think that the lens is that proverbial "sharp enough". I'm not sure though > that the extra third stop is worth selling your existing lens which is > probably better as I don't think you will get much more than $1200 for a > used ASPH and that is about what several members are selling this lens for. > As for someone looking to buy a new 35 and size isn't especially important > then I think C/V is going to sell a whole lot of these lenses. > > Don > dorysrus@mindspirng.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