Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sam Alexander wrote: >jh >sorry for private response. . .can't deal with the "flame" this response >would probably start.>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Sam, Gee I guess you have left yourself wide open for flame throwers on all fronts!:) Nice private post mon ami. :) ted >In my opinion (30+ years as a working pro, fun hobbyist, snapshooter and >Leica user, I have used the entire OM system (currently: 4 OM4T bodies, >18, 24 shift, 50 1.8, 55 macro, 100 2.0, etc.). . >The Leica M system produces better results, but - compared to the R system, >(and I've had the SL2, R7 and R8, with the legendary 100 2.8 apo and 180 3.4 >apo) - the OM is winner. Smaller, lighter, better meter, lens quality about >the same as Leica. . .and much more affordable. >The 50mm 1.8 is every bit as good as any Leica R 50. And the 55 macro will >blow away any Leica R 50. The 24mm shift is in a class of its own (beat the >pants off Canon's 24mm shift/tilt). >sa Ted Grant This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant