Brick vs Summicron-R (color/bokeh comparison)

Most of Leica lenses are famous on color, sharpness, build quality and of course price.

This would have been a great blind test. I'd wager the results would've pissed off some Germans.

Pissed off some Germans? The test I see shows the Leica having more color saturation and being more contrasty than the Canon Zoom wide open (and the Leica is a stop faster). You can even see more detail in the petal edges (thats in focus but this could be due to the Leica having more contrast) with the Leica. The Canon looks straightup dull when placed against the Leica. But as stated, its a prime vs. a zoom. The 35L vs. the 35 Summicron would also be an interesting comparison.

KenjiS wrote in post #11251879
^- I've had that problem with Canon lenses and red subjects not rendering right...Though i also heard someone say it can be the body too...

I've had the same issue and I think its the sensors and Canon lenses working in conjunction. I currently shoot with a Zeiss 50/1.7 and the reds aren't as "blown out" as it was with my Canon 50/1.4 but it still happens to some degree. With that said I think using a Neutral or Faithful Picture Style (if using DPP to process RAW photos or if you're shooting JPEGs) is the best for accurate color representation. Standard, Portrait and Landscape all look "cartoony" to me and they tend to really effect how the reds in a photo look.

BlueTsunami wrote in post #11255383
Pissed off some Germans? The test I see shows the Leica having more color saturation and being more contrasty than the Canon Zoom wide open (and the Leica is a stop faster). You can even see more detail in the petal edges (thats in focus but this could be due to the Leica having more contrast) with the Leica. The Canon looks straightup dull when placed against the Leica. But as stated, its a prime vs. a zoom. The 35L vs. the 35 Summicron would also be an interesting comparison.

I would have liked to see the results without the labels. After the fact, I'm sure EVERYONE sees all the wonderfullness of the Leica. I wonder how many would before they knew which was which.

Personally, sharpness seems the only clear variable. But I wouldn't be shocked if someone couldn't tell which was which based solely on sharpness, as the difference at this resolution isn't dramatic. With those shots in a blind test it wouldn't surprise me if all different aspects of IQ are a toss up.

I'm impressed with how well such a notoriously performing zoom held up to a prime with such pedigree.

denoir wrote in post #11254750
Zeiss is a completely different story. It's not neutral. It asserts a certain rendering style and you have to live with it. I personally love the Zeiss rendering style but there are plenty of people that don't and find it too contrasty and too direct and blunt.

This is a very interesting point of view.
I also love the Zeiss rendering style, it just depends on the subject and the personal mood (which varies depending on the moment !).

There is no better or worse, lenses are different and this means options.
Options are choices, and choices are freedom.

P.S. Great shots with Zeiss lenses (and not only) on your site.

Thanks CheshireCat!

This is not meant to be a proper test in any way, but here are two example scenes:

The first one shot with a 5DII + Zeiss 85/1.4 and the second one M9 + Leica 75/2 APO Summicron ASPH. Ignore the aperture indicated by the M9, it's completely wrong (the M9 has no electronic contact with the lens but guesses the aperture based on the light metering and it is usually completely wrong):

Luka, thanks for sharing. Very interesting examples.