1. Leica IIIc (1947) Summicron f/2 LTM (1955) Portra 160 This lens was built in the mid-50s, before ray-tracing algorithms made lens design much, much easier and cheaper. It’s also single coated, which makes lens flare and contrast much worse. Honestly, I prefer the muted, unsaturated tones this lens produces to any modern 50mm. And it’s incredibly sharp too. Pretty incredible that, before computers, Leica engineers could make a lens that I vastly prefer over lenses made with all the modern technology we’ve developed in the last 50 years.

    Leica IIIc (1947)

    Summicron f/2 LTM (1955)

    Portra 160

    This lens was built in the mid-50s, before ray-tracing algorithms made lens design much, much easier and cheaper. It’s also single coated, which makes lens flare and contrast much worse.

    Honestly, I prefer the muted, unsaturated tones this lens produces to any modern 50mm. And it’s incredibly sharp too. Pretty incredible that, before computers, Leica engineers could make a lens that I vastly prefer over lenses made with all the modern technology we’ve developed in the last 50 years.

    8 months ago  /  2 notes

    1. estenh posted this
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