Re: [Leica] APO-ASPH Summicron 90

[ALEXSCIFI@aol.com]

I would like to step in and ask two additional questions on the APO 90:

        1) Is there anyone who has used both it and the older 90, and
            "prefers" the older 90 for whatever reason? No one doubts
             that the new APO is sharper.

        2) How does the 90 APO compare subjectively to the 90 Elmarit?
            The gentlemen below, Mr. van Hulsenbeek states that he finds
            both of them "phenomenally" sharp. And then goes on to imply
            that the new 90 still renders more "punch" than the Elmarit. Is
            this the case and are there other differences?

Alex

Previous thread below:

In a message dated 1999-09-12 6:18:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
vanhulsenbeek@wxs.nl writes:

<< Dan wrote:
 
 >Yes, I am aware that Erwin was one of the first people to get his hands on
 >one and test it, and his report on it is one of the reasons I am as close
 >as I am to buying the thing.  But I am also aware that by now a few
 >additional luggers have also managed to get their hands on it, and I am
 j>ust trying to get some additional feedback from them.
 
 
 My experience is that is it phenomenally sharp, but so is the Elmarit. What
 has struck me
 is that my (Velvia) slides are just as contrasty as those made with the 24mm
 Elmarit ASPH.
 This may sound trivial, but contrast is what sets pictures in a slide series
 apart. With these two ASPH's, in other words, it is only the picture that
 tells you what lens it is made with, not the contrast,
 sharpness or color rendition. Even, I have decided to leave Velvia for what
 it is, and now use the Ektachrome E100 S and E110 VS. On Velvia my shadows
 just get to black and
 empty!
 
 The lens is biggish, compared to the Elmarit. Weight is similar.
 Nomproblem with the viewfinder.
 
 Sander van Hulsenbeek
 Amsterdam, Holland
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