Summicron 35mm 1:2 ASPH. Leica Summicron-M 35mm 1:2 ASPH.
A lens designed for digital Leica when he was still a huge taboo: 1996.
We expect, therefore, a yield in line with the requirements of the film, unsatisfactory for a full frame sensor with 18 million pixels.
The M9 (and digital in general) much more stress on the optics, that the film seemed perfect, with magnifications in excess of 100% on screens over 20 " change radically.
Already
the transition from 6 megapixels Nikon D100 D300 with 12 in the goose have hair on my Nikon 50 f/1.8, a 50mm sharper of the Japanese.
Sharpness, clarity without compromise.
may seem an exaggeration "Leica Fan Boy" but the reality is, there is no situation that would embarrass this goal.
wide open, at minimum focusing distance (0.7m), the most difficult test for any purpose .. passed with flying colors from the Summicron that displays a sharpness that in today's zoom are only after f/5.6.
PRO
Sharpness high edge to edge.
Compactness and weight (just 253g).
superb build quality.
AGAINST
plastic hood is not very practical.
presence of chromatic aberrations.
