> There�s a test of the 43 Limited in Foto Magazin 1/2003. Verdict: super, > 5/5 stars. Optical performance 9.6/10, mechanical 9.8/10. Practically no > flare. Excellent sharpness in the center, a bit soft in the corners at > full aperture, good at f:4. Vignetting at full aperture, stopped down OK. > Nikkor P 2.8/45 tests the same, except that it flares badly. Pentax does > know coatings. > Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/45 gets 9.8 optically and 9.8 mechanically - with no > flare, they know coatings, too. There�s also a Voigtl�nder Ultron 2/40 > ASPH which gets 9.2 and 9.8. > The 1.9/43 Limited seems to be a very good lens indeed.
Thanks Raimo. I always appreciate being kept up to date on recent lens tests. --Mike Mike Johnston ________ See my weekly online column about photography at either of these two locations: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/sunday1.shtml http://www.steves-digicams.com/smp/smp_index.html Also, check out my new monthly column in the English _Black & White Photography_ magazine!
