Fred Miranda wrote: rscheffler wrote: rscheffler wrote:
The Simera's flare resistance is impressive given how poorly most of the recent lenses out of China have fared in comparison. And impressive against the Lux, though we all (should) know that flare resistance is not one of its strengths (surprisingly also true for many other Leica M lenses).
cbass wrote:
Sadly, my opinion here is that it's more so that Leica's flare resistance continues to be so poor. The Summilux 50 is one of their better lenses believe it or not. However, veiling flare can hit a Leica lens when you don't expect it based on conditions. I sometimes have wondered if these lighter shadows and more shadow detail Leica lenses are known for isn't just due to poor flare control. I will now put on my flame suit after sharing what I have to assume is going to be a unpopular opinion.
No flames from me! The consummate Leicaphile will argue this is a feature and not a flaw.
Maybe it is a form of contrast control; no need for a mist filter, etc.
IMO the longer the Leica (M) lens, the worse the veiling flare control is. I have not used all M lenses across all eras but those I have, and have owned for many years, all seem to abide by this rule of thumb (21 Lux, SEM, 28 Lux, 50 Lux ASPH, 50 Cron Rigid, 90AA, 90 Macro).
Fred Miranda wrote:
Samples 1
All wide open: 0.9m and 1.2m
Straight out of the camera with added sharpening and Adobe Standard profile. No corrections.
Oh oh, I see traces of LoCA/color fringing in the mailbox...
I guess it won't entirely dethrone the Lux after all.
So far, I’ve found that both lenses have similar LoCA correction, which is an important point since the Leica 50mm f/1.4 Lux serves as the base for the Leica 75mm f/2 APO lens.
This will be part of the rendering test series: Can anyone identify which image is from the Leica and which is from the Simera, based on the pictures below? Please don’t focus too much on resolution, as this is just a screenshot.
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The second shot has a bit more structure on the bokeh.
I’m curious about the bokeh rendering of that lens, that would be the main attraction for me.
