The 50/1.4 Summilux is a 1963 design and is definitly only a so-so
performer wide open. The 75/1.4 Summilux is from the 70's and it too isn't
fabulous wide open, but it makes very nice images, if you can stomach it's
razor-thin DOF wide open.
OTOH, the latest, 35/1.4 Summilux ASPH is one of the best Leica lenses
there are. I'd put it up against any 35mm lens in the world. The old
35/1.4 Summilux was nice and had very good imaging characteristics, but was
not the equal of the current lens in the resolution/contrast department.
The older, pre-ASPH 35/2 and 35/1.4 definitely had curved fields.
Actually, I like the look of the photos produced by the 35/2, as I have
one. In fact, most people have a soft spot for that lens.
Skip
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Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 22:40:46 +0800
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] OM vs. Leica
Can't agree on the wide open performance of Leica is better, I remember I
have seen pop photo test report on Leica 35/1.4, 50/1.4 and 75/1.4 all
perform poor than other SLR lenses at wide open and one stop down, the field
curvature is higher than normal. Ok, stopping down more they are the best
performers.
C.H.Ling
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> As much as I love the Zuikos, I bet the Leica will win on the following
> situations:
> - Low shutter speeds. This would show up even on 4x6 prints, I bet
> - Low light wide open shots. The Leicas are optimized for the wide
apertures
> - quiet shutter. Apparently, Tiger Woods' caddies just chuck an amateur
> photog's gear down to a lake for making that clicking sound at the wrong
> moment. A leica or any RF really, would be a big plus here.
> - that "decisive" moment thing. With not much experience w/ using a RF, I
> don't really know how that works. Certainly, I don't see much evidence of
> this style of photography from the *amateurs* pics on the webs.
>
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