Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Mason said: Subject: Re: [Leica] CV 40 1.4 >>> just pops and whistles<<<, Sorry David? What pops and whistles? > > > On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:42:02 -0800, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: >> Jeffery Smith offered: >> Subject: Re: [Leica] CV 40 1.4 >> >> >> > I've got the multicoated one but have not had much of an opportunity >> > to use it yet. Richard Sintchak bought the single-coated one in hopes >> > of using it for street photography in the 1950's tradition. Here is >> > one of his shots with the single-coated version. >> > >> > http://www.sintchak.com/document.php?id=1080<<<<< >> >> Ladies & gentlemen not to be a "Grinch!" But equipment grouch here asks. >> ;-) >> Let's all remember one very seriously important factor of photography and >> in >> particular, lenses! >> >> It's all well and good manufacturers keep coming out with new optics, >> however not one of them comes with a guarantee of better pictures! I'm >> sure >> Richard Sintchak likes the picture of this young boy, possibly his son. >> And >> rightly so it's nice family happy snap, but did the lens create a "world >> smashing moment of visual brilliance?" Nope. Nice picture moment? yep! >> >> So before lots of folks get hot about a new 40mm lens how about thinking >> how >> good your photographs are first with a 35? 50? Whatever model you may >> use, >> . Does this lens create images of such brilliant quality technically cut >> to >> film that it'll make every picture shot with it a winner? >> >> Let's look at this. So you use a 35mm and figure a 40mm will get you a >> little closer, great. But one simple forward step and you are closer! Oh >> and >> the 50mm you now own and has given you faithful service and cut beautiful >> film moments? Now you're thinking of getting this new 40 because it's >> slightly wider? >> >> Well how about taking one step farther back........ "Hey that's just like >> the 40mm!" ;-) >> >> Let's all be careful out there popping bucks for a new lens that's only a >> few mm's longer or shorter than we already use........ that is unless >> it's >> so phenomenal that without question it will give a major quality look to >> our photographs. >> >> Sorry not trying to put a damper on your new glass ...... but given I >> never >> thought like this when I was younger only to find the "supposed all new >> super whiz bang lens" didn't make me any better a photographer, nor my >> pictures look much different. >> >> So it's a 1.4? Yeah but so is the 35 Summilux or Aspheric? ;-) >> >> ted >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >