[Leica] Macro comparison - final test URL

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

Henning,
you may well be right, I mentioned this possibility a while back.

Here's a group of shots, without any curved planes, and giving an
impression of the depth of focus in each shot. A test where it s
impossible not to have the sharpest point visible on some part of the image.
I think it reveals what I mentioned in my first posts on this subject:
1) The colour rendition of the Leica lens is warmer (richer)
2) The Yashica lens is a little sharper but has a cooler rendition
    (typically Zeiss-like)
http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/Macro_Elmar_f8
http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/Yashica_f8
http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/Macro_Elmar_f22
http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/Yashica_f22
cheers
Douglas

Henning Wulff wrote:

> For the images to look this poor on screen means to me that the lens is 
> not up to standard. The Yashica, as most other Japanese macro lenses of 
> the time is a very good lens, but it should not really look noticeably 
> 'better' than the Elmar. I think you got a dud.
> 
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