Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, I have to say that the color fringing doesn't bother me, given how truly rare it is for me to put color film through my Ms. The softness could be an issue - but isn't "softness" what the "Leica look" is all about? ;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Slobodan Dimitrov Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 9:56 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] C/V 35mm F1.2 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html