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And they've tightened and raised the freakin' curve, too. 

Less compressed JPEGs here: https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-TRTrtv/

 

CL + 35 Summilux-TL

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S1 + APO 50 Summicron-SL 

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1 hour ago, Chaemono said:

And they've tightened and raised the freakin' curve, too. 

Less compressed JPEGs here: https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-TRTrtv/

 

CL + 35 Summilux-TL

 

S1 + APO 50 Summicron-SL 

Can you see a real difference in those pics at that size?? Just looking quickly... I don't see that much, honestly.

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40 minutes ago, Chaemono said:

It’s very subtle at this size and compression.  That’s why I post a link with less compressed JPEGs that can be viewed on a larger screen.

Ah... I just enlarged them on them on the Flickr site...

Yes... very noticeable at bigger sizes.

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Thanks @Chaemono

we can tell the difference in smug mug at 100% magnification. 

How superior the APO 50 SL is. Very crazy. No chromatic aberration at all ! Incredible sharpness. Even at 24MP only.

I was wondering if buying it makes sense, as I already have CL + summilux-TL 35. But now I know it will. Even more impatient to try it with SL2. 

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1 hour ago, Chaemono said:

It’s very subtle at this size and compression.  That’s why I post a link with less compressed JPEGs that can be viewed on a larger screen.

Thanks for the comparison, Chaemono.  

Yes, I do see the superiority of the SL 50, yet, I also come away being so very impressed with the performance of the TL 35 1.4.  

Rob

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vor 8 Stunden schrieb nicci78:

Thanks @Chaemono

we can tell the difference in smug mug at 100% magnification. 

How superior the APO 50 SL is. Very crazy. No chromatic aberration at all ! Incredible sharpness. Even at 24MP only.

I was wondering if buying it makes sense, as I already have CL + summilux-TL 35. But now I know it will. Even more impatient to try it with SL2. 

What’s amazing about the DNGs with this lens is that they are not soft. I’ve never seen RAW files this sharp. I can post links to the DNGs of the pilot, the first pair, if anyone cares. 

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Yes, of course. These comparisons are not to disparage the 35 Summilux-TL. As Rob said, it’s surprising how good the APS-C pictures are.

The fact that the DNGs with the 50 Summicron-SL need very little sharpening means files remain cleaner with less noise. 

 

Here are the links to download the DNGs with the pilot.

CL + 35 Summilux-TL: https://cc2032.zenfolio.com/img/g143558262-o750076470.dat?dl=2&tk=lVtVZpsU5-p_yvJsRbUKFmlXtUStC8_1eONg4MrGuV0=

S1 + APO 50 Summicron-SL: https://cc2032.zenfolio.com/img/g445418300-o750076470.dat?dl=2&tk=dPHF94akE7p24EziePT7lpy23dlghz32HPXIL-tZyGA=

 

And look how sharp the two below are. 

S1 + APO 50 Summicron-SL DNG: https://cc2032.zenfolio.com/img/g437562834-o750076470.dat?dl=2&tk=M0B8lWlOtSpC8DQ56sgt4ac6lbiQ1tnHomgyoSz4tMc=

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S1 + APO 50 Summicron-SL DNG: https://cc2032.zenfolio.com/img/g190508853-o750076470.dat?dl=2&tk=5rtubWFb4X3vz9we7as2XeuU41n_a4b300ENPnuSi-k=

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1 hour ago, tom0511 said:

But its not really a fair comparison in regards of price and weight and sensor size.

It is fair ! You can compare if you need the 24x36 version or APS-C is enough. 

Bokeh looks alike in both version. Which is nice. 

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1 hour ago, tom0511 said:

But its not really a fair comparison in regards of price and weight and sensor size.

It is fair ! You can compare if you need the 24x36 version or APS-C is enough. 

Bokeh looks alike in both version. Which is nice. 

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Size difference, Leica 35mm APS-C vs. 50mm FF.

Edit - here a link to a less compressed JPEG:  https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-TRTrtv/ 😀

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Not really. 

Summilux-TL 35mm f/1.4 is equivalent to 50mm f/2.1 in 24x36 So it is a direct competitor to APO-Summicron-SL 50mm f/2.0

However Summicron-TL 23mm f/2 has variable aperture from f/2.0 to f/2.8 when close focused. So it is only equivalent to 35mm f/3.0 to f/4.2 in 24x36 Not really comparable to APO-Summicron-SL 35mm f/2.0 The latter is a perfect lens vs a so so lens in TL world. 

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@Chaemono Looks like you lost the bet... keeping the 50 APO SL :) 50 SL sold...

S1R + 50 APO SL @ F2.2

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