http://diglloyd.com/articles/UnderstandingOptics/understanding-MTF.html
“An extreme case of field curvature can be seen with the apparently terrible MTF for the Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-R (below). The MTF curve dips to 0% MTF (no detail whatsoever) at the 12-13mm mark (about 2/3 from center).”
“Observe also that there is very strong astigmatism over much of the frame in the graph above (solid lines vs dashed lines).”