[Leica] Nikon vs Leica first test results.....

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

I now have the Fuji X mount 14mm 2.8, 35mm 1.4 and 60mm 2.4 (21, 50 and 90).
They are FAR sharper than any Leica lens I own :) :)

Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Adler
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 6:13 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikon vs Leica first test results.....

Sharpness is highly overrated...
:-)


On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at 
verizon.net>wrote:

> Don?t get on my case, this testing if for me
.  YMMV
>
> ( Ted, go take a blood pressure pill or push the delete button).
>
>
>
> Lenses:
>
> 18-35 AIS F3.5-4.5 lens  ( Non ?G lens)
>
> 24-85 AF S G F3.5-4.5 non-VR Lens
>
>
>
> I have several other Nikkor lenses, all fixed FL, but for this stage, 
> they will not be tested.
>
>
>
> Methodology:  In this case, I took my 2 ?new? lenses on my D1x body to 
> see what they could do, hand held at F3.5 or as open as possible  
> Figure the day was a sunny 16, so the shutter speed was up there.
..  
> NEF Images were taken and neutrally processed in LR4.  I was pixel 
> peeping at 1:1.
>
> No companion Leica images.
>
>
>
> The body is a Nikon D1x  ( 1.5 crop / reduced format /small / old 
> technology / cheap / maybe they call it DX format?  APSC format?)
>
> Why?  Because I own one and it was sitting in my bag.  I do not own 
> (yet) and did not rent (yet) the expensive part of this project, a 
> full frame D800e ( or similar).
>
>
>
> Implication: I was using the center of the frame
. The ?sweet spot? of 
> the lens. Not exactly pushing the lens for its best.
>
>
>
> Images were taken outside of my back patio
. The subject were some 
> high voltage towers about ? of a mile away.  Basically infinity.
>
>
>
> Without a lot of wasted verbage:
>
> First, the S lens ( silent wave) focus motor DID work.  Yes, I read it 
> should work, but more importantly, it DID work.
>
> Second.. there is difference in the color of the images
 John, right 
> on that subject
.  I think a bit of work in either color balance or 
> just image warmth would neutralize that.  No big deal.  I could not 
> find any CA or other weirdness in the images.
>
> Third, the images came back pretty sharp
.. in the corners it was just 
> fine, center it was as good.  ( Zoom lens vs fixed FL issue resolved.  
> Good enuf is good enuf).  They passed the first requirement
 sharp 
> enough on my existant camera.  ( if they failed on this camera, they 
> would have really done poorly on a D800e so I would not have 
> continued)
>
> Fourth, it fits in my camera bag ( at least the smaller 24-85 does.  
> The
> 18-35 is a bit too long.
>
> Fifth, the BEST output came from my 1980?s vintage 50mm F1.4 AIS 
> manually focused lens at F4.  No surprise to me.
>
>
>
> So, first cut, the idea to replace Leica with Nikon is still a 
> go
.testing will go further
. And be more precise and fussy.
>
>
>
> Frank Filippone
>
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
>
>
>
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