Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jun 7, 2013, at 11:30 AM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > On Jun 7, 2013, at 9:20 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Totally expected result - the difference in the price of the respective >> lenses is what you pay if you need that sort of results when shooting wide >> open. Again, the Nikon 50mm f1.4G is not a spectacular lens wide open >> either, none of the current crop of Canikons are. Stop down a bit, and the >> results will be much closer. Nothing to do with the sensor, it is all >> about >> the lenses. > > > > (just a) part of the impressive performance of the leica lenses is the use > of them on a manual focus body, that you are able to focus precisely on a > most critical spot, where you will later evaluate to compare the results. When comparing results of "different systems" all system components come into play. No single component accounts for the differences in results. Sensor Lens Focusing system Equipment handler (photographer) Tripod or lack thereof all play a role Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist