Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search],,It would be possible for Leica to design an asph version of the f1 Nocti that would improve the performance relative to the current version.? While the current Nocti is astoundingly good, lens design, glass manufacture and (especially) methods for making aspherical elements have improved enormously in the last 20 years.? Such a lens would probably be entirely unaffordable and anyone hoping for a 50mm lens with the least number of aberrations should buy a 50/1.4 asph. >> ------ A company I consulted with a few years ago (in Rochester, NY) designed such a lens for the military. I can't say too much more about it but I know the cost was about the same as a high end BMW. With mass production the cost might drop to that of a Cadillac. Save your pennies. Larry Z