Please Help! Brand New 35L. Too Much CA?

Yep, normal. Enjoy the lens.

Treat me like a tourist wrote in post #10724083
Normal for me too, yes its an L but remember its not a leica

+1
And don't expect dirty cheap primes like the 35L to be Apochromatic
Oh, and my Leica-R 35/2 has about as much CA as a 35L !...dirty cheap Leica lenses !

In my experience, chrome makes CA issues the worse. Nothing makes as much CA on a fast lens wide open like chrome. My 85L rarely has bad enough CA to see it without really zooming in, but on chrome you can see the CA even when viewing at a small size. I learned to stay away from chrome in bright light and f1.2.

a "test" perfectly designed for failure. congrats !

ed rader

ken2000ac wrote in post #10724181
Don't forget that CA is removable in post.

Yeah, it's called black and white conversion.

housejacket wrote in post #10726832
Yeah, it's called black and white conversion.

@ken2000ac: That kind of CA is not so easily removed in post...