Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/23

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Subject: [Leica] New Zeiss lenses compared against Leica
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Thu Dec 23 12:54:05 2004
References: <3459B544-53EB-11D9-8C95-0003934599E0@iprimus.com.au> <p0600107abdeef68f1fc0@gpsy.com> <002e01c4e811$49107580$3201a8c0@AUG01>

yeah, that will be the "clincher" for me ;-)

On 22/12/2004, at 9:30 PM, Ruben wrote:

> What about out of focus image quality - as I dare not speak the 
> B...(h) word ??
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Nakamura" <mail@gpsy.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 11:05 AM
> Subject: [Leica] New Zeiss lenses compared against Leica
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>
>>
>> The January 2005  _Asahi Camera__ compares the new 25/28/35/50mm 
>> Zeiss-Ikon lenses against their Leica equivalents (ASPH when 
>> possible). In the shootout, which I was reading while browsing 
>> through a bookstore, the ZI lenses come out as equivalent in flare 
>> tolerance (both the ZIs and ASPHs were basically flare free); the ZIs 
>> were basically the same in sharpness and color temperature; and I 
>> think the 50 Planar was just a tad less contrasty which the reviewer 
>> thought gave better shadow depth.
>>
>> I'm in the middle of moving so I can't give a full report, maybe 
>> Roger, Peter or one of the other  Japan residents can fill in the 
>> details.
>>
>> Karen
>> -- 
>> Karen Nakamura
>> http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/
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In reply to: Message from mail at gpsy.com (Karen Nakamura) ([Leica] New Zeiss lenses compared against Leica)
Message from ruben at rhodos.dk (Ruben) ([Leica] New Zeiss lenses compared against Leica)