Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is just one magazine's opinion - I just posted it for general amusement - I am sure our individual lists (including mine) would look equally arbitrary to some other reader. Read, register opinion, discard if necessary! Our practical individual experience trumps theoretical mumbo jumbo any day. The only necessity, I feel, is to always keep an open mind... Cheers Jayanand p.s. I own only one lens on that list the Nikon 200-400 and I find it invaluable. Nothing to do with sharpness though! (-: On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 7:36 AM, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote: > I was amused to see the Canon 24mm TS LII listed on top. I have it as > well as some others Canons that are often said to be so great, and > they are equal to the best M optics I use. Note that the tests cited > use 20 lp/mm for the comparisons. For my large prints, I find the 40 > lp/mm Leica and Zeiss test to more meaningful. While it's problematic > comparing MTF charts by different companies, I've collected charts of > optics I've been interested in at > http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/MTF%20Charts.jpg . In general, I'd > say the Leica MTF tests are the most likely to accurately depict > actual performance. > > Compare the Canon 24 TS L2 (top center) to the Elmar 24 mm f/3.8 > (three up from the bottom, second from the left). I appreciate what > Canon accomplished with the new 24 TS, but in terms of sharpness, it's > just not the equal of the Leica optic, either in MTF or the real > world. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com > > > ... >>> theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013/07/the-ten-sharpest-lenses.html > ... > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information