Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The R lenses are every bit as good as the Ms. In fact the best performing lenses in the Leica stable are from the R line. 180/2.8 APO; 180/2 APO; 280/4 APO (y'there Doug?), 400/4 module. Some will say the rangefinder configuration allows unconstrained lens design, and I'm sure this is an advantage. But my experience is that the advantage of the real-life-through-the-lens focussing with Rs is the greatest benefit. Focussing with Ms is by remote control through a mechanically linked rangefinder, and it aint always accurate, particularly up close. Ms tend to backfocus when used up close, i.e. portraits! R bodies and lenses don't have this problem. Rs excel with technical photography - macro, telephoto and portraits that matter. Ms excel with wide angle and general people photography. Not bad with Colonels either. ;-) Regards, Rick Dykstra. Focussing with normal to wides is very positive with Ms On 24/09/2007, at 1:40 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > Hi Jack, > > Well I have not used them all but those I have used are every bit > as good as their M counterparts. I currently have the 24 Elmarit > R, 35 Elmarit R, 90 Elmarit R, 135 Elmarit, 200/4 Telyt (OK not > really an R lens, but this Visoflex lens is really nice on the R > cameras), 560 Telyt, and the 80 - 200 Vario Elmar R. Would not > give any up. > > Gene > > -------------- Original message from Jack Maddox > <jmaddox01@suddenlink.net>: -------------- > > >> Hi All, >> >> Having never used a Leica R camera I am curious as to how the R >> lenses >> compare with their rangefinder counterparts. >> >> Jack >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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