mejacoby Posted August 31 Share #1461 Posted August 31 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 8/28/2025 at 8:18 PM, brickftl said: no I'm in no hurry and have no need to sell it. I guess I'm just asking people who have both lenses, when would you want to grab the asph version instead of the pre-asph version I sold my ASPH, but I used to have one. The most meaningful difference for me (and why I am looking for an ASPH to acquire) would be that the ASPH has a much flatter field; the earlier spherical lens has notable positive field curvature. Supposedly the field flattens out toward infinity for the spherical, but I still find that I want my corners more flat at f/8 for landscape photography. In the areas of the frame where both lenses are sharp though, I don't find there to be such a huge difference in sharpness between the two even in the center (minus the close-focus issue which the ASPH solves with the FLE) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 31 Posted August 31 Hi mejacoby, Take a look here The 50mm Summilux pre-ASPH image thread. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
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mejacoby Posted September 7 Share #1474 Posted September 7 V2 e43 @f/1.4, M9 -- Maine Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 9 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/318444-the-50mm-summilux-pre-asph-image-thread/?do=findComment&comment=5860197'>More sharing options...
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brickftl Posted September 10 Share #1479 Posted September 10 (edited) On 9/7/2025 at 3:48 PM, evikne said: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M10, 50mm Summilux v3 @ f/2.8 is that your van? I love it. And coincidentally look what I just got last week - electric 🤣 Edited September 10 by brickftl 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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