Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jayanand, Autofocus makes a difference, but the Leica 24/1.4 is also retrofocus, so they are about even on that issue, although the Nikon lens will need to be more retrofocus to achieve the greater registration distance of the F mount. Leica definitely makes size a greater priority to match the compact M cameras, but the other effects on price tags aren't always appreciated. I agree about the utility of this lens on a good Nikon dSLR. Marty On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > Well the Leica 24mm f1.4 is not an SLR lens, nor is it an autofocus > lens, so it would be much more compact. The Nikon one seems to be a > nice alternative, seems good bang for the buck. Married to a D3s, or a > D700, it should be able to function in the dark (-: > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > wrote: >> RRP is about $US 2200. ?It's a very capable lens. ?The design suggests >> that Nikon are keeping themselves aware of Leica's design trends and >> improving the out of focus rendition of their lenses. ?I am >> disappointed it won't work on an FM3a or F3, but it will work on an >> F100, F5 or F6. ?Of course Leica's M 24/1.4 is vastly smaller and much >> more expensive. >> >> Marty >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Richard Man <richard.lists at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> What's the price? I am assuming that any non-Leica lens approaching $2K >>> is >>> very expensive while $2K can sometimes get you a Leica viewfinder :-) >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 7:00 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at >>> gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> The new Nikon 24mm f1.4 seems to be a stunner: >>>> >>>> http://www.bobkrist.com/blog/fast-wide-and-handsome/ >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Jayanand >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com >>> // portfolio: >>> <http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia >>>> >>> blog: http://rfman.wordpress.com >>> // book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/745963 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >