Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That is interesting, Philippe. From some work I just completed, my M42 Pentax Takumar 55/1.8 outperformed my Summicron-R, as well as its more famous Tak 50/1.4 brethren. But my Summicron sample seems to have led a rough life. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 1:45 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] S2 envy... > > Le 25 ao?t 11 ? 06:08, Jayanand Govindaraj a ?crit : > >> >> Geoff, >> Of course you can. My view is that if I have to stop down to f5.6 or f8, >> then any current equivalent Nikon prime (and some zooms) would deliver >> results that would be 95+% of the quality of Leica M. A 50mm Nikon lens, >> for >> example, can be had for USD120 or so. The big advantage with Leica M >> lenses, >> as I see it (and have always seen it from the film days), is that unlike >> any >> other manufacturer, they are optimized to be used wide open. That is >> what >> makes it worthwhile to pay $$$$ for a lens. >> > > May I add sharpness of the corners since vignetting and distortion can be > addressed in PS or LR. > My 30 years old 50 cron R performs better than my new N 50 1.4 G , which > in truth is fairly disappointing per se. > I use the N just because it is AF > ph > > > >> I really would love to have a M9 equivalent with Nikon-level low light >> performance and with autofocus. I would buy it like a shot, even with >> new >> lenses for street shooting! I have been trying the micro 4/3 cameras to >> try >> and achieve this, but universally their low light performance is abysmal >> and >> the lenses, barring a few exceptions, leave a lot to be desired, and >> manually focusing Leica M lenses on EVFs wide open is not for the faint >> hearted. The Nikon D700, despite its weight, always comes out ahead by >> the >> end! >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Geoff Hopkinson >> <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Yep your Nikons make perfect sense for what you do Jayanand and an M9 >>> would >>> be the wrong tool. >>> But Ive never followed this 'religious' position that M lenses must >>> only be >>> used wide open (nor the commandant about thou shalt not use a tripod)! >>> Most of mine are fast and I use them wide open if I want/need to but >>> much >>> of >>> the time do not. They don't perform worse when you stop them down a >>> couple >>> of f stops! >>> They do allow you to control the depth of field exactly as you want and >>> they >>> will still do a superb job if I need them to be fully open. >>> >>> Cheers >>> Geoff >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >