Is there something wrong with my 35/1.4 Asph?

[jfgilbert]

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Hello,

I finally got back both my upgraded M8 body and my coded lenses within a couple weeks of each other and started playing again. I had the impression that my 3 months old 35/1.4 was kind of "soft" so I suspected a focus problem and checked it with the focus chart.

Camera is on a tripod at about 7' from the chart. 1/90s, f1.4, ISO 160, delayed shutter. I am attaching the full picture from the 35mm, a 100% crop of the chart and, for comparison, a 100% of the same pic made with my 25 year old 50/f2. It seems to me that the 35mm does not have a focus problem but is just not sharp.

Could the collective wisdom of the forum let me know if I am expecting too much or if something is wrong with that lens?

Thank you,

Jacques