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Lennart Estrvm , Jun 20, 1999; 01:25 p.m.
Hi! I think that lens tests might do the work in some cases, but I believe more in what I see with my own eyes, in practical tests. Everyone who has tried a Leica knows that their lenses are of a very high standard, perhaps the best 35 mm lenses on the market. But I have seen tests that placed Leicas Summicron 35mm in second place after a low budget lens, a Soligor! Who can believe in that? It was a line/mm test, such as the one you refer to. I4ve tried both Soligors(which I believe is not made anymore) and Leicas and I4ve noticed a big difference in performance between the two. If you4re satisfied with how Pentax lenses perform, use them!
If sharpness doesn't make a photograph, you don't have to blow your dust, or clean your lens.. and you dont have to focus!~ focus (to get sharp pictures) is not needed!~ period.
It has to be something about everything.. I like sharp pictures, it gives the feeling of "whoah~" no one prefer blur pictures..
35mm Leica M-Sumilux.
The tests can tell you a lot about what "the sharpest" lens is...but as mentioned earlier, there are many factors that influence the result. The most important test is how it looks...
from Photonet:
The 60 mm f/4 UV-Vis-IR APO Macro, by Coastal Optics &
JENOPTIC is the sharpest lens...
...Not only because it is one of the best ever, but because it is
also sharp from UV, through visible light, to IR, with no focus shift.
As no other lens can do it, it can claim the title of 'The Sharpest
Lens'...
Take a look -
Alpha said:News Flash: All true APO lenses are like that.
That's what APO means.
Alpha said:Certainly not every APO lens is corrected from UV (315 nm)
to IR (1100 nm), .
Some include the visible spectrum and UV, but not IR as well,
and not w/o focus shift over the whole range.
In practice, the term 'APO' typically regards the visible spectrum.
To the best of my knowledge, no other lens does this.
I'd be glad to learn something new.
Please point to a lens that does it, and which does it as well
as the Coastal Optics' 60 mm f/4 UV-Vis-IR APO Macro does.
Shady marketing. At infinity, wavelength is negligible.
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