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Originally Posted by Leif
They do say that Nikon lenses tend to be very contrasty, and Zeiss and Leica softer i.e. less contrasty. I'm not sure anyone could tell the difference though.
Leif
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They certainly used to, but I think the two camps have come much closer together nowadays
Basically the high contrast Nikon-types sacrificed ultimate resolving power of finest detail in order to give the photo a 'punchy' look whereas the Leica types used to resolve very fine detail but at the cost of lower contrast which made the photos appear less sharp at first sight.
This is probably one of the main reasons, apart from motor-winders, why Nikon became the No. 1 press photographers' camera as they didn't need the finer detail for shots that were printed coarsely in newspapers but the 'snappier' Nikon shots looked sharper on the page