Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You must have a exceptionally good example, because I have never heard anyone say that the old Lux is as good, let alone better, than a Cron at f2 or below 5.6. This is also my personal experience from shooting with a friends example. There are almost no f1.4 designs in existence except for the latest ASPH models that come close to or equal the f2 designs. The pre-ASPH Lux has a charm all of it's own, but it's hardly because it is a stellar optical performer. feli On May 30, 2005, at 1:10 PM, Tom Pastorello wrote: > Luis -- > My experience with the 35 f1.4 pre-ASPH is quite > different from yours. It is better than the Summicron > at f2.0 -- f5.6 and as good at every other aperture. > The f1.4 stop can be used for soft effect superior to > (more beautiful than)the ASPH version with a softar > filter on the ASPH. This leads me to believe that you > do have a bad sample, or that I have an exceptionally > good one. My lens is the first Solms (titanium) > version and may have been tweaked to superior > performance by the German branch of Leica), but I do > think the Canadian issue is generally better than what > you describe. Perhaps you do need a CLA. This lens > is one with which I'd never part. > I'm sorry to differ -- bit I must honestly share my > experience and testing. > Tom > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > ________________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com no archive