Leica Note 1

Comparison Shots of restored 2.0/50 Summicron & 1.4/40 Nokton

This shot of a brick building on Church Street, Burlington,was taken with the 2.0/50mm Summicron, handheld

The following shot was taken from roughly the same position with the 1.4/40mm Nokton, handheld.

In both cases Fuji 100 ASA color negative film was used. Unfortunately, the f-stop was not recorded but it was most likely not wide open. Notice the somewhat more contrasty and brilliant colors in the modern Nokton design (very obvious in the proof prints I had made before scanning the negatives). The wider perspective of the Nokton is also an advantage for overviews in narrow streets, but perspective distortions (fleeing building lines) are clearly stronger. Both lenses appear equally sharp.