Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >