Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/10

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Subject: [Leica] Do You Take Your Bokeh Buttery or Etched?
From: "Buzz Hausner" <buzz.hausner@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 21:56:38 -0400

Titanium, Jerry.  Accept no substitute.  If you don't believe me you can
ask "The Beaver."

	Buzz

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry
Lehrer
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 7:54 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Do You Take Your Bokeh Buttery or Etched?

Buzz

OK now, which is considered better, pre or asph, black or chrome?

I'm talking 'bout 35mm f2 Summicrons only.

Jerry

Buzz Hausner wrote:

> One difference between the spherical and aspherical 35mm Summicrons is
> that the spherical version has ten diaphragm blades while the
aspherical
> has eight.  I believe that this is the reason for the spherical
versions
> much admired buttery-smooth bokeh as compared to the aspherical's more
> "etched" bokeh.  It still has nothing to do with the Fifties and
Sixties
> era optics, though.
>
>         Buzz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steven
> Blutter
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 4:05 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 35mm 2.0 Spherical question (M mount)
>
> i think you guys call it bokeh?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 1:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 35mm 2.0 Spherical question (M mount)
>
> > ><Snip>
> > > Assuming you print a lot - you can see it right on the paper in
the
> > > easel...
> > >
> > > a.... 'taste'??
> > >
> > > hard to say but I look forward to trying (and printing) the
pre-asph
> 35
> > > -
> > > never had one
> > >
> > It will probably have some of that plus non great wide open
performing
> > but I'm mostly interested in it because it is for the most part; a
> > pancake. And breakfast is my most important meal.
> > LOVE compacts of any sort!
> >
> >
> >
> > Mark Rabiner
>
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