Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter Klein wrote: > Jim: I have no examples. It just follows logically. On humble Web > Jpegs, I can see drastic differences, wide-open or nearly so, between the > 35 'Lux asph and its predecessor, or even the pre-asph 35/2 Summicron > wide-open. Even the humble 3 megapixel 1/1.8 sensor on my Nikon Coolpix > 990 can resolve greater detail than can be shown on a Web jpeg, so I'm > certain a 6mp DSLR can show it, too. Ergo. . . > > Also note that Nathan (and others) have noted that they can see the > difference on Canon DSLR shots between their Leica R lenses and the Canon > or Sigma lenses. > Peter is right. The difference is clear. I don't care what the science says, I don't know about what kind of anti-aliasing filter or whatever my Canon 10D has. But I do know that when I put the 100mm Apo Macro on it I get better pictures than I do with the Canon 85mm lens (which is no slouch either), and when I put my newly aquired Canon 17-40mm L zoom on it, the pictures are much better than those I got with the (now sold) Sigma 17-35mm. All this talk about how with digital sensors lens quality does not matter is bunk, based on my experience. Nathan -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com