vdo1 wrote: pdmphoto wrote: Jeff Kott wrote:
The last few posts made me curious, so I looked at Leica's page for their 50 Cron APO. Here's what they say:
"The apochromatic correction of the lens minimizes chromatic aberration to ensure natural rendition of every detail."
But in any event, it feels to me like some forum readers who for whatever reason don't want to buy the CV 50 APO are looking for some kind of rationale to justify their decision not to purchase, when none is needed whatsoever.
Maybe just tired of hearing the "No CA", perfect lens, ... hype.
Exactly. "APO" is the principal selling argument. Otherwise it's a manual focus, 50mm, f/2 lens. When was it last time that you had wet dreams about a MF 50/2? So obviously the "APO" thing will get scrutinized to death..... Hold on, it ain't over yet.....
I think this is nonsense for a bunch of reasons. The primary selling feature of this lens for a lot of us is that it is compact and high performing. Some of us actually prefer manual focus as well. There is a whole history of Leica selling 50 f/2 lenses that many people have been excited about for decades. When the Sony mirrorless cameras first came out one of the very lenses available was a 50 f/2 manual focus lens from Zeiss. I don't think such a lens is inherently boring in the least. Heck, Leica currently sell a 50 f/2 (and yeah it is APO) for over $6,000 new. And even among their typical sky high prices this lens is very high priced. And yeah, I had that lens and it was the best lens I have ever had (I would still have it but alas it was stolen and I couldn't afford to replace it). So, I don't see anything boring about a 50 f/2 manual lens and yeah I do very much like minimized CA, so APO lenses are great but I have had a bunch of those lenses so I don't expect zero CA on those lenses either.
Jan 10, 2020 at 02:21 PM
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So obviously the "APO" thing will get scrutinized to death..... Hold on, it ain't over yet..... 