On 8 Jul 2002 23:38:00 -0700, melek@fptoday.com (Mike) wrote:

>Pop Photo said a couple of months ago that the new Voigtlander 50mm
>f/3.5 lens was the best 50mm performer they had ever tested.
>
>Personally, I've been extremely impressed with a postwar 50mm f/1.5
>Sonnar for the old Zeiss-Ikon Contax cameras. Also, the 35mm f/2.8
>Biogon
>
>And the 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor has always been a favorite. Also, the 20mm
>f/3.5 Nikkor.

Yikes! ;-)
Much as I like Nikkors (see:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/slemn.html),
I would never claim the 20mm f3.5 Nikkor
(either version) as one of the sharpest
lenses ever...;-)