Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leica does not claim the SL as the M solution. Only that it can take M lens. For product sales, it makes a lot of sense to keep the lines separate On Wednesday, November 18, 2015, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > I decided to plop down the ~$35 for the Reid Reviews. I wanted to know how > my 35/2 performed on the SL. He tests that lens specifically as well as a > few other wides. > As he asks not to "distribute that information", I can only say that, as a > landscape photographer and one who also shoots below f/5.6 in other > situations, I am not the least bit interested in the SL anymore... > Best, > Bob > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > I'm curious how the wides will perform relative to the M240. If there > is a > > difference, I suspect it might be due to Leica using a different filter > > over the sensor. I would not be surprised of the M9 glass issue was > > related to it being thinner than all the others use. There now seems to > be > > a replacement glass that is more durable. I would like to see a > comparison > > test of an M9 before and after the glass change. When I get my M9 back > > from Leica I'll see if I can do that. > > > > I think the filter over the sensor/obtuse light angle problem has not yet > > been totally solved. Combine the possibility of changes on this front > with > > the apparent practice of some lens makers to design the lens to offset > the > > sensor cover stack effects, and it just might put a variable into the > > formula that makes investment in an expensive lens set less attractive. > > > > Getting rid of that filter has now replaced my previous desire to get rid > > of the mirror in SLRs. > > > > Paul > > www.PaulRoark.com > > > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at > > gmail.com > <javascript:;>> > > wrote: > > > > > Bravo, enjoy it Tina, tell us, I know you will ! > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > On Nov 18, 2015, at 11:46 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net > <javascript:;>> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Mine is being shipped to the dealer today and should be here this > week > > or > > > > early next week. > > > > > > > > Tina > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Nathan Wajsman < > photo at frozenlight.eu <javascript:;>> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> But equally important is to weed out the corporate shills. Anybody > who > > > has > > > >> a prototype from Leica is an insider in my view, and I certainly > take > > > such > > > >> a person?s reviews with a big grain of salt. The most trustworthy > > > reviews > > > >> are by people who buy the equipment like you and I would have to do > > and > > > >> have no connection with or privileged access to the manufacturer, > e.g. > > > >> Consumer Reports. > > > >> > > > >> Cheers, > > > >> Nathan > > > >> > > > >> Nathan Wajsman > > > >> Alicante, Spain > > > >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > > > >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > > > >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > > > >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: > > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > > < > > > >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > > > >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > > > >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > > > >> YNWA > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>> On 18 Nov 2015, at 17:16, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> There are lots of reviews if you just Google Leica SL reviews, but > > you > > > do > > > >>> have to ignore the Leica-haters and there are a lot of them out > > there! > > > >>> > > > >>> Tina > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Leica Users Group. > > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Tina Manley > > > > http:// > > > > < > > > > > > http://t.sidekickopen28.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=f026e4f1-5e16-462f-87dd-cef12a4d7f92 > > > > > > > > www.tinamanley.com > > > > http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Bob Adler > www.robertadlerphotography.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- // richard ImageCraft: C for Everyone http://c4everyone.com "More features and faster than GCC/Eclipse, @ 1/10th price of IAR, Keil"