Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In its day, the Pre-ASPH lux had two things going for it - it was a 1.4 35 in the day when such a lens was a real rarity - was Leica first with this aperture and focal length? - and it was tiny. Today it has only one thing going for it for any one who values definition, contrast, and lack of flare - it's tiny. :-) B. D. On 5/30/05 5:25 PM, "Feli" <feli2@earthlink.net> wrote: > You must have a exceptionally good example, because I have never heard > anyone say that the old Lux is as good, let alone better, than a Cron > at f2 or below 5.6. This is also my personal experience from shooting > with a friends example. There are almost no f1.4 designs in existence > except for the latest ASPH models that come close to or equal the f2 > designs. The pre-ASPH Lux has a charm all of it's own, but it's hardly > because it is a stellar optical performer. > > feli > > > > > On May 30, 2005, at 1:10 PM, Tom Pastorello wrote: > >> Luis -- >> My experience with the 35 f1.4 pre-ASPH is quite >> different from yours. It is better than the Summicron >> at f2.0 -- f5.6 and as good at every other aperture. >> The f1.4 stop can be used for soft effect superior to >> (more beautiful than)the ASPH version with a softar >> filter on the ASPH. This leads me to believe that you >> do have a bad sample, or that I have an exceptionally >> good one. My lens is the first Solms (titanium) >> version and may have been tweaked to superior >> performance by the German branch of Leica), but I do >> think the Canadian issue is generally better than what >> you describe. Perhaps you do need a CLA. This lens >> is one with which I'd never part. >> I'm sorry to differ -- bit I must honestly share my >> experience and testing. >> Tom >> >> >> >> __________________________________ >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site >> http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > ________________________________________________________ > feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com > > > no archive > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information