[Leica] 35mm normal vs. ASPH or Spherical...Some nonsense

[buzz.hausner at verizon.net (buzz.hausner@verizon.net)]

I must demur.  To call the spherical 35mm Summicron "aberation laden fuzz 
wide open" is utter nonsense.  No, this lens is not as sharp wide open as 
the aspherical expression, but wide open it is still capable of producing 
very fine images.  It's bokeh is justifiably famous and, I believe, is a 
result of having twelve diaphragm blades as opposed to the ten blades used 
(as an economy measure?) in the spherical vaersion.

Buzz Hausner

> 
> From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
> Date: 2004/11/19 Fri AM 09:01:48 EST
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 35mm normal vs. ASPH or aspherical lens
> 
> The most famous lens for boke, such that it is called the King of Boke, 
> is the Leitz/Leica pre-asph summicron 35 (fourth version, Mandler 
> design).  It is nothing but aberration laden fuzz wide open (though the 
> last produced not too bad).