Summilux sharpness...

[stric]

Well, I just developed and printed my first roll ow B&W film that was

done with my new 25mm Sumilux 1.4 ASPH on my MP and I must say that I

haven't seen such sharp images for a logn time (if ever). These were

simple 4x6 prints... test roll nothing more and I was impressed (for

the lack of a better word). Before I mounted Sumilux i shot aobut 1/2

of the roll with mu VC 35mm Ultron 1.7 ASPH. The difference is fairly

noticable. I knew that Leica glass was good but I was unprepared for

such high quality of sharpenss.

My buddy who primarily uses digital SLR was simply blown away when he

saw those photos. He couldn't belive it:)

Way to go Leica:)

[jerry_lehrer]

EM,-- Where is there any data on this lens? I cannot find any reference to it anywhere.

 

You must have a real IN with Leica to get it.

[andrewlamb]

"My buddy who primarily uses digital SLR was simply blown away when he saw those photos.

He couldn't belive it:)"

 

Make that two of us.

[vivek iyer]

If I own the mystical 25mm f/1.4 Summilux, I would be blown away as well. I am not sure that I would really use it for photography though (definitely not for frontier scanned 4x6 prints)!

[stuart_richardson]

If you are talking about the 35mm f/1.4 ASPH, then I would agree. It is a superb lens at every

aperture.

[stric]

Clarification... it was 35mm Summilux... sorry about the confusion

[subhash_tiwari]

This is what I dislike about this forum; that some people find it more satisfying to focus on an obvious 'typo' ("35mm" rather than "25mm") than to share in Emir's delight at enjoying his new lens. Things must be pretty bad out there...

[frederick_muller]

It's a great lens at all apertures. But it's a big, heavy honker!

 

Snazzy hood, too.

[vahe_sahakian]

4X6 prints normally do not reveal differences between two fine lenses, at least that has been my experience, I do not believe that I can tell the difference between 35 ASPH and another 35mm lens costing 20x less based on 4x6 prints. Now with a 16x20 high quality B&W print, that would be a different story

 

Vahe

[jerry_lehrer]

Sub hash,-- That may be an obvious typo to experts such as you, but

not to Leica newbies as me. I took him at face value and tried to look it up. An f1.4 25mm would be ideal for the mythical Digital M.

[subhash_tiwari]

My apologies, Jerry. Seems I misunderstood your comment, since I sometimes see people on this forum poke fun at others who make a mistake, or ask questions that some might consider basic or silly. And BTW, I'm no expert, but am slowly learning, as there are also some very knowledgeable and generous members on this forum.

[terry_rory]

"as there are also some very knowledgeable and generous members on this forum"

 

Nah. People who make typos should be rounded up and driven out of town and their Leicas confiscated!

 

:)

[terence_mahoney1]

<i>My buddy who primarily uses digital SLR was simply blown away when he saw those photos.</i></p>Well then, there you have it. <i>Anyone</i> who uses a digital SLR <i>must</i> be an unimpeachable judge of image quality.

[simon_rodgerson]

I too was impressed with the sharpness of the asph. lux, but at the time I saw an advantage only at the wider stops.So I sold it with some small regrets. My summaron had more the look I was after, but of course now I�m without that biting wide open 1.4 sharpness. So, if you don�t mind carrying around the size,the viewfinder blockage with the hood,the expense and you love shooting low light, then it�s a great modern lens.