Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>If sharpness is not the main criterium, why buy Leica lenses ? Nikon or Because, as we say over and over and over again, sharpness isn't the main criterion for lens quality. Leica lenses are not significantly sharper than the best from Japan, or elsewhere. There are many other corrections that balanced out create lenses with superior qualities. Leica is choice #3 among pros, only behind Canon and Nikon. Photo District News survey of readers. I know many photojournalists who use Leica. Why? Because the M system is superb for what they do. But it's also because of the lenses. Don't fool yourself, photojournalists care about image quality. Jeanloup Sieff's loss is no argument for or against Leica. He could probably sell one print and buy that 24. - -- Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch As far as I'm concerned, treachery will sometimes bring loyalty into question.