RE: [Leica] My Noct has finally returned!

["Zeissler, Mitch" <mzeissle@gcipoa.gannett.com>]

Oliver...

Others on the LUG have had far more experience with different lenses
than I do, and would provide you with much deeper analysis than I can.
However, in my limited experience I find the Cosina 25mm and Voigtländer
50mm are not bad, but definitely not Leica glass.  They are not to same
build quality by far.  I am only using them as an interim solution,
while I save up to replace all of them with Leica equivalents.

The Cosina 25mm is sharp, but not sharp enough for me, and very
contrasty, though I find it too much so; the results are quite harsh to
my eyes.  I dislike the scale focusing and constantly miss close shots
with it; additionally, I find it too slow.  It will be the first to be
replaced.

The Voigtländer 50mm is much better, but I find it lacking in sharpness
and more contrasty when compared to the Noctilux.  Not a bad lens, and I
may keep it as a backup.

I do not print over 8x10 in size with my digital darkroom, but I
frequently crop down to that range of enlargement.  The Cosina loses a
LOT of detail when the image is enlarged, the 35mm and 50mm Voigtländer
far less so.

Just my two cents worth.

/Mitch Zeissler

- -----Original Message-----
From: Nguyen, Olivier T [AMSTA-AR-CCF] [mailto:onguyen@pica.army.mil]
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 9:53 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Cc: Zeissler, Mitch
Subject: RE: [Leica] My Noct has finally returned!

I read your post on Leica User group and I see that you have experience
with Voigtlander lens such as 50mm f1.5 and cosina 25mm f4.0.  Do you
have any advice on those lens for me?  I really want to buy wide angle
lens but leica lens are so out of my budget.  how is the resolution of
the picture and color saturation compare to leica lens?  I normally do
print at 8x10 size but i also go higher like 11x14 and 16x20.  do you
have experience with those size of print with Voigtlander lens at all
specially 25mm and 50mm lens.  I have nikon camera FM2n and yes, i don't
like it lens at all.  at normal size, 4x6, 5x7 print, it look as normal
as leica lens interm of resolution and grain but then when i start to go
at 8x10 , 11x14 and 16x20, it starts show a lot of grain as the size
goes up meanwhile the leica isn't show that much of grain in 16x20.

if you have any info or your own experience please refer me thank you
very much for your time
Olivier