Mezenc a écrit :
Un bref extrait de cet article donne une idée de la définition à PO du 50:2 APO:
""Its performance is, to put it lightly, impressive. We consider an image to be sharp if it manages to resolve more than 1,800 lines per picture height using a center-weighted analysis of our SFRPlus test chart. The Apo-Summicron records 2,788 lines at f/2, with sharpness that is even from edge to edge. Stopping down to f/2.8 improves its score to 3,496 lines, and it peaks at 3,843 lines at f/4. There's absolutely no distortion, and the apochromatic design means that you won't see any purple or green fringes at areas of high contrast or bokeh. To compare, the excellent Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. managed to record about 2,300 lines at f/2, and the best performance we were able to muster was at f/8—3,680 lines. We tested that lens with the M Monochrom, a camera that benefits from an inherent advantage in sharpness due to the lack of a color filter.""
Je ne sais ce que valent ces tests, mais à en croire le même site (PCmag.com) le Loxia est derrière le summicron en termes de résolution, surtout quand on ferme un peu (ce que ne fait pas le comparatif cité plus haut) :
"At f/2 the Loxia scores 2,635 lines per picture height on a center-weighted sharpness test. That's better than the 1,800 lines we used to consider an image sharp. Performance is even across the entirety of the frame; even the periphery of the frame resolves 2,454 lines. Narrowing the aperture improves performance—at f/2.8 the lens manages 2,745 lines, it improves to 2,804 lines at f/4, and it peaks at 2,946 lines at f/5.6".
Le summicron est testé sur le Monochrom, le loxia sur un A7, l'écart pourrait donc encore se creuser dans l'avenir.
Donc, contrairement à ce qui est souvent avancé, le summicron 50 AA se démarquerait vraiment de la concurrence, en tout cas du Loxia en termes de résolution, en fermant un peu le diaphragme, et non pas à pleine ouverture.