Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]though ziess is a good name when it comes to lenses and quality, the pricing 2/3 leica prices are too much, for "little" money you can by voiltander lenses, and whoever is looking @ the ziess leica prices range, i think leica wins as it is proven, if they can set the price point 1/2 of leica prices, they will have a chance, pls listen ziess ikon people on the list On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:55:00 +0100, Ruben <ruben@rhodos.dk> wrote: > Karen > > Thanks for sharing the news - I was happy to hear about the OOF/Bokeh - do > not care much for mtf i can not see anyway but a 25 and a 50 at 1/3 of the > price sounds great :-) > > Ruben > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karen Nakamura" <mail@gpsy.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 4:22 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] New Zeiss lenses compared against Leica > > > > > >>Im asking to myself what's the point to compare so close things such > >>these. > > > > On the contrary, the ZI lenses are testing at the same level as the Leica > > lenses but at one third the price. And the reviewers are using them in > > conditions taht even Ted Grant would approve -- shooting from the shadow > > side in heavily backlit portrait situations. They do say that even the > > highest end zooms would flare out in these situations but the ZI and > > Leica > > ASPH do wonderfully. > > > > They do mention bokeh and OOF (to reference another question). They say > > they are roughly equivalent but the ZI is softer while the ASPH generally > > are a bit harsher and thicker. > > > > These were all subjective tests using real photgraphs and real models, by > > the way. Not MTF or lab tests. And contrary to what you say, you can tell > > the difference even in a magazine reproduction. All the lenses were > > tested > > wide open. Stopped down, the reviewers say the difference disappears. > > > > All in all, I'm really excited by this news. If you're not interested, > > then don't buy or read! :-) > > > > > > Karen > > > > -- > > Karen Nakamura > > http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad