Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 6, 2009, at 7:15 AM, Jefffery Smith wrote: > You have to take into account that everyone in the photos is 59 > years old. ;-) > > Part of my enthusiasm is the dim lighting that was available to me > in many of them. There is a big difference between f/1.4 and f/1.1, > and many lesser lenses are soft wide open. I don't find the bokeh to > be bad. Anyway, I'm happy with it. I suspect that this lens is really terrific, on the list with among others, the Noctilux, the cron DR, the lux 50 1.4, the lux 50 1.4 ASPH, and I am sure others will have their personal favorites... I wonder if any of us could tell the origin of photos from these lenses shot wide open, with the exception of the Noctilux... Steve > > Jeffery > > > On Aug 6, 2009, at 12:48 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> On Aug 5, 2009, at 10:19 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>>> http://www.400tx.com/files/Hilltop/1.html >>>> >>>> They didn't need sharpening. This is a very sharp lens wide open. >>>> >>>> Jeffery >>> >>> >>> Jeffrey I don't think in digital photography its a thing where >>> some lenses >>> require sharpening and others do not because they're so sharp to >>> begin with. >>> Sharpening is pretty much part of the process. >>> Though people are saying its not needed with an M8 because of the >>> lack of >>> anti aliasing pane of glass. No idea of that's true or not. I'm >>> guessing >>> they'd still need some slight sharpening. >>> At the size we're looking at it on the screen you cant really tell. >>> It could be resized. >>> But it looks real soft to me. >>> If the eyelashes are sharp they are too small to see. >> >> I took a look Jeffery, expecting to be blown away... >> >> truth to tell Jeffery, the images that I see look quite fine...they >> should, they are jpegs that fill about 20% of my screen... >> acceptable, no more...not terribly impressive to me in any way, >> you really can't tell more...nor should you. >> >> Not better than a dozen other 50mm lenses shot wide open, by you >> and others over the years...my impression is if anything, I've seen >> better. >> >> This lens may be great, these images don't prove it. >> >> Sorry, personally I can't see it, I always wonder how a new lens >> would fare in a blinded taste test. >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 best, Steve steve.barbour at gmail.com