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yea.. there are some really nice non-leica lenses that have a 'glow' to them as well (not counting the numerous portrait lenses from large format cameras)Glow or NoGlow...
Jupiter-3 5cm F1.5, at F1.5 on the Leica M8. This lens is made from parts of three J-3's from 1955 to 1986, went through three front elements to get this look. Lower contrast than a Nikkor 5cm F1.4, but sharp. Optimized for F1.5.
That's what my friends and I used to call a "conversational door slammer"... and it's very good one :ROTFL:...attempts to define this are embarrassing to write and to read.
I get a glowing feeling smetimes when I use my Leica gear- but it requires assistance..
none taken at all... it brought a smile to my face:ROTFL::ROTFL:
no offence meant to anyone...
Pete
You didn't even attempt the first thing and nobody forced you to do the second, but thats whats counts, getting stuck in and having an opinion...and attempts to define this are embarrassing to write and to read.
Better yet, partially corrected spherical aberation! It's often responsible for what is described as a lens's "character" and/or "glow". Problem is, balancing out the other good performance characteristics of a lens vs. how much spherical aberation one would hope it would have, is often quite subjective. A lot depends on having some of this "good thing" vs. having too much of "it".Uncorrected spherical aberration?
"What is the Leica 'glow'??"Objectively, the "glow" is an halo around lighlights produced by legacy lenses.......