Jeffery, Heavens, no! I am just a poor retired engineer. Actually, I prefer the image quality of the pre-Asph. Summilux. Jerry Jeffery Smith wrote: > Jerry, is your 50 1.4 'lux the new asph. model? > > At 03:37 PM 4/26/2006, you wrote: > >Jeffery,, > > > >I can accept your rather strange assertion only because I do not > >know the extent of your "entire collection". It may e like mine; > >dozens of lenses, but only ONE 50mm lens. A f1.4 Summilux. > > > >Jerry > > > >Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > > > I'm still amazed that the best overall performing lens in my entire > > > collection is a 50/3.5 CV Heliar that was from a design waaaaay back > > > in the early 20th century. It seems to have been based on an earlier > > > design of the Tessar. Very simple, but very good optically. > > > > > > Jeffery > > > > > > At 03:14 PM 4/26/2006, Richard wrote: > > > > As far as design goes, my designer friend, Brian Caldwell, tells > > > > me that many of the older Zeiss designs are about as good as they > > > > can get. Setting these up in a lens optimization program > > > > demonstrates that even changes in glass types will not much improve > > > > them. Old Tessars and Protars fall into this category. This is not > > > > to say that they are wonderful lenses, only that Zeiss pretty well > > > > exhausted the capabilities early on. > > > > > > --- > > > Rollei List > > > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > > > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > > > > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.0/325 - Release Date: 04/26/2006 > > > >--- > >Rollei List > > > >- Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > >in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > > >- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > >'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > > >- Online, searchable archives are available at > >//www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.0/325 - Release Date: 04/26/2006 --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list