Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/15
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On Wed, 14 Jan, CapsTeeth wrote:
>
> Lens is 1972 6-element/5 group design. I
>have
>one of these and was going to sell it after I bought the latest version, but
>the swing-out polarizer won't fit on the new one because of the pull-out
>hood.
>(I wish I'd bought the version in-between these two: latest optical design,
>no
>built-in hood). Since keeping both lenses and shooting both I can attest to
>some noticeable improvement in edge sharpness and contrast to about
>f/4...more
>so than between the last non-ASPH 35/2 and its immediate predecessor, but my
>no means disappointing. By f4-5.6 (my most common daylight shooting
>aperture)
>you'd have to be very determined to see any difference. There is much, much
>less difference between your/our '69-'79 lens and the latest than comparing
>to
>the first ('54-'68) which is still a very sharp lens but better for B&W than
>color (for me, generally speaking) due to its lower contrast.
Does the built-in lenshood on the newest Summicron obstruct the
view in the rangefinder? The clip-on hood on my "in-between"
version does, although it has a cut-out section which helps a
bit. If the new one doesn't I would think that would be a
significant advantage of the new lens.
Would you like to swap? ;-)
Simon.
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