lct Posted August 1, 2015 Share #21 Posted August 1, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Doesn't seem that difficult to make a new 50/2 non apo the same quality as the Summarit 50/2.5 i.e. with less CA, less flare, less focus shift and less softness in the corners at wide aperture but Leica would sell less Summarits and less Summicrons apo then i suspect so i wonder if they have any interest in a move like that. We could well find such improvements in a forthcoming AF version though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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james.liam Posted August 1, 2015 Share #22 Posted August 1, 2015 I shoot film myself but I'll do a test today and see if I see any visible change for me between those apertures. Digital is a different kettle of fish of course. Can't argue about the time. Someone here recently posted comparison images showing better flare response with the V5 but that could be entirely coating performance. Maybe add an ASPH element; something well short of FLE as a cost constraint. Thanks, s-a I owned the last non-APO and I could not discern an issue in the middle apertures when shooting film. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted August 2, 2015 Share #23 Posted August 2, 2015 I owned the last non-APO and I could not discern an issue in the middle apertures when shooting film. I don't think the comparison was to indicate 'failure' on the part of the v4 but simply to demonstrate the v5 handling the light 'better' (whatever that might mean to any given user). I tried to find the post but no luck; perhaps poster will ping. Unless mentioned I always assume images here are digital in origin and have their certain abilities. That's fine by me but I left my Tech Pan phase long ago and concentrate now on just trying to get something worth looking at more than twice. s-a Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 2, 2015 Share #24 Posted August 2, 2015 Someone here recently posted comparison images showing better flare response with the V5 but that could be entirely coating performance. I don't think the comparison was to indicate 'failure' on the part of the v4 but simply to demonstrate the v5 handling the light 'better' (whatever that might mean to any given user). I tried to find the post but no luck; perhaps poster will ping. Were those pics perhaps: https://lctphot.smugmug.com/photos/2171707013_4RKCr3w-D.jpg https://lctphot.smugmug.com/photos/2171710171_BvXmk5v-D.jpg (5MB files) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted August 2, 2015 Share #25 Posted August 2, 2015 Were those pics perhaps: https://lctphot.smugmug.com/photos/2171707013_4RKCr3w-D.jpg https://lctphot.smugmug.com/photos/2171710171_BvXmk5v-D.jpg (5MB files) Indeed they are. Thanks for the curbside service! s-a Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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