I have a Contax 35mm slr sytem with various lenses including 85mm F1.4 and 135mm F2.8.
I was looking at the specs of the leica M series lenses and see that their equivalent lenses, the 90mm F2 and 135mm F3.4 are both slower than the zeiss lenses on my contax but only a stop or a half stop or thereabouts.
My question is really only for those who have actual experience of these two systems as anything else will be pure speculation. So, have you observed any practical difference in image quality across these two system and specifically the lenses mentioned above?
My speculative guesstimate would be that the Leica might just be a tiny bit better but that it would only be noticeable under exacting testing circumstances.
I was looking at the specs of the leica M series lenses and see that their equivalent lenses, the 90mm F2 and 135mm F3.4 are both slower than the zeiss lenses on my contax but only a stop or a half stop or thereabouts.
My question is really only for those who have actual experience of these two systems as anything else will be pure speculation. So, have you observed any practical difference in image quality across these two system and specifically the lenses mentioned above?
My speculative guesstimate would be that the Leica might just be a tiny bit better but that it would only be noticeable under exacting testing circumstances.