Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Anywway, I think buying the 28mm Canon FD for your AE1 Program as a stopgap measure sounds like a great idea. And, after you see the results, you can let me know how it performed. ............................... Actually, I did a test of this kind a few years ago. I bulk loaded two rolls of Konica Impressa 50. (The finest grain and sharpest color neg film). I borrowed an M6 with 28mm 2.8 (Elmarit?) and set it up on a tripod. I shot at at all stops against a brick building and then repeated the same test with a Canon A1 and 28mm/2.8 lens. After processing I picked the sharpest negs (5.6) from each roll and enlarged them to 11X14 using a 50/2.8 El Nikkor in a Beseler 45. I couldn't tell the difference and neither could anybody else I asked. They did suggest "Leicas are optimized for b&w", "Leicas are optimized for Kodachrome", "Leicas are optimized for Focotar enlarging lenses", and a few other comments not appropriate for this family list. Nevertheless, I am a Leica user today and I still have a Canon FD kit with lenses that seem as sharp as the Lietz lenses but do not compare in contrast. I think the best one can get from that kind of test is an appreciation of how good some Canon, Nikon, ******, lenses are. Donning the Nomex, Bill Lawlor