Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/17
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On 17 Sep 99, Roger Underwood wrote, at least in part:
> But he then surprised me by saying that at the Summilux's wider
> apertures the cost of the extra stop is a slight trade off in
> resolution compared with the Summicron. Can this be still true
> with modern lens design? If anyone can point me in the direction
> of a test on this it would be appreciated.
In the case of the ASPHs, not much truth. The 'lux at f2 is right
there with the 'cron. The extra stop is a bonus which is still, by
previous standards, a very sharp stop. To my way of thinking, it is
more a case of how bothered will you be by the extra size of the
'lux? Of course, if size is paramount, then go for a pre ASPH
'cron; still the best for general walking around street work. Didn't
Erwin have something at his site about the 'lux and 'cron ASPH? I
know that the LHSA publication VIEWFINDER, had a comparison a
number of issues ago, when the 'cron ASPH was introduced.
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Roger
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