Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Flare machines: 5cm Summar v Canon 1.2
From: Rich Lahrson <tripspud@wenet.net>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 20:36:19 -0700
References: <e6.5e1bf52.265f2b8b@aol.com>
 
Gaifana@aol.com wrote:
> Aside from the difference in speed, has anyone noticed a huge difference
> in the way these two perform?  I have both, and I have observed that at f/2,
> both have quite a bit of flare.  I would give the edge to Canon on subject
> isolation, standard filter size, and standard apertures, but the prewar
> Summar is a pretty lens in the negs...

Hi,

     The Summar I had in the '60s and '70s worked well at f/4.5 to its
closing number f/12.5.  Soft at f/2.0, f/2.2, better at f/3.2.  Love
those 'raised by a third of a stop' engravings.

				Cheers,

							Rich Lahrson
							tripspud@wenet.net
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