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Interesting issue in itself, but also it implies there have been 30000 M9 cameras sold… if 15 units is .05% of units sold. Or am I reading this wrong…

Hi David:

I am grateful to you for the wonderful tests! Simply stunning in all regards. That is the kind of performance one is hoping to see in the S2 with the 35mm. Now, there will be no way for me to sleep! 🙂

Thank you for you kindness in the tests!

Pete Myers

David,
Peter Karbe is truely a genius! His “affordable” Summarit line for the M series sparkle. It is interesting to note that there is a no compromise approach to design and execution of the S lenses. While Hasselblad is content to offer software corrections for their D series lenses, Leica refuses to do so and instead produce the best glass…[Read more]

I agree. This is a great little lens for a bargain (relatively speaking). I really enjoyed this lens when I had a M system.

Atanabe;548 wrote: David,
Thank you for doing the test and damn you – now I lust for the 35 😡 Very impressive performance even without the corrections. Overall, the entire stable of S lenses have far exceeded my expectations.

-Al

You're welcome on both counts, Al. 😀

The S lenses are really extraordinary. Peter Karbe told…[Read more]

David,
You could buy this:
http://gizmodo.com/5807015/asus-ux21-matches-macbook-airs-sizes-and-scorches-its-specs

David,
Thank you for doing the test and damn you – now I lust for the 35 😡 Very impressive performance even without the corrections. Overall, the entire stable of S lenses have far exceeded my expectations.

-Al

If you use your laptop as your desktop I give you a pass on my weightlifting crack.

I think Dell is terrific, there are dell products that are as light as the Air, not as well promoted, but excellent choices. A Latitude E6320 is a nice…[Read more]

Jack MacD;543 wrote: Mark,
I think David wants to do weightlifting. Since he is both his own very good IT dept. and Dale has an IT dept. he can work very well with a PC. Apple is a good choice for those of us without those skills and departments.

So if he was willing to give up 8 to 16 Gig RAM capabilities with all the rest that he needs…

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Mark,
I think David wants to do weightlifting. Since he is both his own very good IT dept. and Dale has an IT dept. he can work very well with a PC. Apple is a good choice for those of us without those skills and departments.

So if he was willing to give up 8 to 16 Gig RAM capabilities with all the rest that he needs to have with him at…[Read more]

I would be all over a chrome 90 Summicron.

The Dell M4600 you spec'd out sounds awesome. However, I would probably consider a 13″ Macbook Air (very small) for on the road image review and new loaded desktop with large display for image processing and editing. I see value in your thinking to get a fast laptop with 100% RGB display so you can process images while on the road and, frankly, I…[Read more]

Thank you for taking the time to do this test. I am very impressed with the lens performance without the profile, but your test goes to show how much improved the LightRoom processing has become since the S2 came out.

Pete,

Ask and you shall receive. I went out today with the S2 and 35mm Summarit-S around noon when the South Florida light is at its most harsh and direct. I headed for a polished stainless steel sculpture in nearby Greenbelt park as I figured it to be the toughest test of CA within driving distance.

The files here were processed in LR…[Read more]

Andrew:

The Lightroom preset cannot be directly imported into Adobe Camera Raw, but the settings are identical, so it would be simple to create a Camera Raw preset using the same settings that are used in my Lightroom presets.

Josh,

Could those presets be used or adapted for use in PS CS5?

Thanks.

Andrew

It would be nice to see whether those Adobe profiles are working as planned. Perhaps an end-user of this lens can provide a demonstration of the lens correction in ACR on and off, and how it well it works?

It should be interesting to see if it works well. My experience with ACR lens correction has been mixed at best, but that has been with…[Read more]

Pete Myers;529 wrote: … I took a look at some full size images from this lens over here:
http://www.lenstip.com/1835-news-Leica_Summarit-S_35_mm_f_2.5_ASPH._-_sample_images.html

I found it astonishing how much chromatic aberration was present in the images presented. I am not sure how to account for it …

Well—I don't have an S2, m…[Read more]

Hi David:

I certainly read your review, and enjoyed it very much—beautiful images!

But after reading your review, I took a look at some full size images from this lens over here:
http://www.lenstip.com/1835-news-Leica_Summarit-S_35_mm_f_2.5_ASPH._-_sample_images.html

I found it astonishing how much CA was present in the images…[Read more]

Pete Myers;526 wrote: Dear S2 Users:

For those of you that own and shoot the 35mm FL lens, would you comment on the amount of chromatic aberration seen in, and at the extremes of the images produced? I have been unable to locate any Imatest data on the lens.

Better yet, some corner examples at a few significant F-Stops would be real…

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