Question on Contrast?

[wolverine]

I prefer color with high contrast in my photos. Generally, which lenses offer the most contrast? Leica or Ziess or CV? I am looking at the 28 and 50mm lengths in m lenses. Thanks, Frank

 

[payasam]

With a digital camera, post processing is inevitable. Contrast is easily adjusted.

 

[briksdal]

Difficult to say.
First of all when you see pictures taken by the lenses you say you don't know how many post-processing has been done.
As payasam says contrast is very easily adjusted (overall if you shot raw), and chosse in each moment how do you prefer each picture.
I have CV and I am happy. (35 1.7 which is going to be sold and 50 1.5)

 

[jaapv]

In general the latest Leica asph and Apo lenses will give the highest contrast, both micro and general, closely followed by Zeiss. The CV lenses tend to be a bit less agressive. Micro contrast can never be recovered in post-processing, but macro-contrast, which I guess you are referring to, is a simple matter of pulling a slider over....

 

[baycrest]

Have a look at Reid Reviews. He goes thru contrast in detail for almost all recent lens offerings from the CV Zeiss & Leica.

I don't have the 28 Cron to compare with my 28mm Zeiss Biogon, however I do have the 35 Biogon and the 35 Lux. IMHO I thought the Zeiss to have more contrast than the Lux.

Best Rob