Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is all relative. Compared with most SLR lenses of similar
specifications at the time, the Elmarit was a completely competent
performer. It was just not the outstandingly better performer that
the 21SA had been in it's time, and that most current Leica lenses
are.
And most importantly, as I've mentioned often, most people gravitate
to certain lenses regardless of their technical (im)perfections
because for a whole lot of reasons other than MTF curves they can
create successful pictures with them.
I've been fortunate that I've been able to try out almost all Leica
lenses and many of the other lenses that fit on Leicas, and often
multiple examples so that now I can often choose the right lens for a
particular purpose. But mainly, I've learned with which lenses I can
take pictures that please me more than others. Sometimes, that's a
technically outstanding lens like the 75/2, but just as often it's a
lens like the 90T-E or the f/1 Noctilux.
At 6:20 AM -0500 6/29/11, Sonny Carter wrote:
>On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 2:28 AM, Henning Wulff <henningw at
>archiphoto.com>wrote:
>
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>>
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>> Retrofocus lenses tend to mustache distortion. Note: the pre-ASPH Elmarit
>> does not have the most. What it has is astigmatism, coma and chromatic
>> aberrations in the corners that is worse than the others; ie, it is
>> softer
>> and has more flare in the corners.
>>
>> When you're at f/5.6 all this is largely irrelevant, as usually other
>> factors conspire to make your pictures not as good as you'd like, rather
>> than the lens faults. But if you want to shoot at f/2.8 to f/4, the other
>> candidates are all better than the pre-ASPH Elmarit in the corners.
>>
>
>I use the lens on an M8, and usually crop. Ninety-nine percent of my images
>go to electronic publication or small print. The lens works for me. It
>handles nicely, There is no filter issue, and it cost me 3000 less than an
>Asph.
>
> I'll live with that for now.
>
>
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Sonny
>http://sonc.com/look/
>Natchitoches, Louisiana
>
>USA
>
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