Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are using stepping motors so more alike the focusing Sony uses on their G series or like Zeiss used on their autofocus camera that moved the focal plane. Quicker, quiet, and extremely precise as they stop immediately for all practical purposes. If you go back to the Lensrental blogs you can see how single focal length glass is better with lower individual unit deviation, so I am glad that the major optical houses are offering really good single focal length glass. Really, with the M adapters you have your choice; small light and M glass, or autofocus and a much larger lens of "equal" optical quality. Other than price who is against choice. On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 12:26 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > Marketing gibberish > > Translation: We did not try to make it smaller, we tried to make it > better, > therefore the size didn't matter. > > The rack and pinion type of focusing that the picture shows is atypical of > AF lenses... most use rotary motors. > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at verizon.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On > Behalf > Of Robert Adler > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2018 9:15 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Big SL Lens ( DIameter) explanation > > But it says all this was done to, "to preserve the compact dimensions of > the > lenses"... > > > Bob Adler > www.robertadlerphotography.com > *"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"* > > On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 6:58 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > wrote: > > > We have been talking about how fat the SL lenses are in comparison to > > M lenses.. > > > > > > > > Leica just announced the 75 and 90mm SL lenses. In the intro > > information is a picture of what the lens looks like INSIDE.. > > > > It will explain a lot about the diameter issues.. > > > > Please have a look.. > > > > http://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-SL/SL- > > Lenses/Prime-Lenses/APO-S > > ummicron-SL-75 > > > > > > > > > > > > Frank Filippone > > > > > > > > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Don don.dory at gmail.com