Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/27

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Subject: [Leica] Mini MF Shoot Out
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:00:51 +0530
References: <19357294.1296101419623.JavaMail.root@elwamui-darkeyed.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

I would think that one of the factors is because they used a great lens on
the M9 and a distinctively average one on the Canon.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at 
earthlink.net>wrote:

> Jayanand Govindaraj wrote (quoting the linked article):
>
> >>>
> "Will anyone flame me if I say the Leica is near perfect? You see, it kind
> of is.  Put a 50mm  Summilux ASPH on an M9 on a tripod, focus carefully,
> and
> *oh-my-gawd*. Aperture is largely irrelevant beyond depth of field."
>
>
> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/2010_mini_medium_format_shoot_out.shtml
> <<<
>
> Not too surprising.  I get a similar *oh-my-gawd* response from others with
> the best of the DMR + 280 APO files, and I also feel that aperture is
> largely irrelevant beyond depth of field.  I'm not going to draw too many
> conclusions about the Canon in this comparison.  A representative sample
> can't possibly be that bad.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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