I hate to play devil's advocate (OK - I like playing that role) but as most leaf
shutters are designed in between the lens elements, doesn't that inhibit lens
design? Could the anecdotal stories of Biometars outperforming Planars could be
as a result of the Biometars being mounted to a camera using a FP shutter and
the Planars using between the lens, leaf shutters?

jjs wrote:

wrot

Enough with the design details - which one provides the sharpest image
overall?

Sharpness is in the lens. It doesn't matter what shutter you use.