It's been said the Olympus 35 SP, made in 1970, with it's 42mm f/1.7
lens, is fully the equal of, or surpasses the performance of, the
equivalent Leica's lens. Don't believe me? Check it out!
Interesting, eh what?
keith whaley
"om@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" wrote:
>
> 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
>
> Original Message:
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> Wrom: MKHJYFMYXOEAIJJPHSCRTNHGSWZID
> 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
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Wrom: REXCAXZOWCONEUQZAAFXISHJEXXIMQZUIVOTQNQEM
>
> >
> > 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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