Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike Quinn wrote: Surely you jest. Reflex viewing is MUCH better with wide aperture lenses. The viewfinder brightness difference is significant. You can make a case for f2.8 and above on rangefinders, but reflexes cry out for wider apertures! Even my (all time reflex favorite) 105mm f2.5 Nikkor looks a bit dim... Ray Moth wrote: > I can live without a 50! Honest! > > But only because I have an Elmarit-R 60mm macro, which is as good as > any 50 I've ever seen, despite its max. aperture of f/2.8. ======================================================================= Yes, that's generally been my experience, too ... *except* with the 60mm macro. For some reason, this lens just snaps in and out of focus. I find it to be a very sharp lens and, with its flat field, I can rely on focus anywhere in the field of view - doesn't have to be in the centre. Another exception to the rule, in my experience, was the Olympus Zuiiko 50mm/1.4 single-coated lens. This lens was so bad wide open that I wondered if I was getting cataracts on my eyes! The Zuiko 50mm/3.5 macro was, in comparison, very easy to focus, although it was even dimmer than the Elmarit 60mm. To some extent, the type of focusing screen might make a difference. The one in my R7 has a circular microprism area but no split image in the middle. Regards, ===== Ray "The trouble with resisting temptation is you never know when you'll get another chance!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/