[Leica] Which 35mm 'cron or 'lux now pdf files

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

>Leica has MTF curves available on the 35 LUX and the 28 Summicron.  The
>28 and 35 can be found here:
>
>http://www.leica-camera.com/produkte/msystem/objektive/weitwinkel/index_
>e.html
>
>The PDF's clearly show that the 28 is superior in the outer regions.  Of
>course, at F1.4, there is only one applicant.
>
>I believe that both lenses are very resistant to flare.
>
>However, rather than worry about line pairs, ask yourself if you are
>comfortable shooting very close to people or prefer vast spatial
>separation.  If so then the move to 28 is called for.  On the other side
>of the debate is the preference for a multi-purpose lens: one that can
>both be normal and wide angle.  For this application the 35 is the
>better choice.
>
>Don
>dorysrus@mindspring.com
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org
>[mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf
>Of William G. Lamb, III
>Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 9:36 PM
>To: Leica Users Group
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Which 35mm 'cron or 'lux?
>
>
>Henning,
>
>Not that I take everything that Irwin writes as gospel, but I'll happily
>
>mail you his M-Lenses pdf if you like. There is little doubt in his mind
>
>nor mine.

Yes, the evidence is there. I will eat crow on that point.

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