Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, It might help if you were a bit more articulate on this list, and not indulge in cryptic mumbling, sourced straight from the dawn of the written word. I can understand my two year old grandchild's scribbling easier than I can understand anything you post. Marketing 101 dictates that your target market understands what you are pitching, that the message gets through clearly and that means using complete sentences. Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 2:34 AM Mark Kronquist via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > where is link. love to see it. front heavy s bit > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 25, 2022, at 9:59 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > > > > ?Admittedly, I have never used any of these, but they are popular on the > Fuji group on Facebook (Viltrox is another Chinese brand that is mentioned > a lot there). Invariably, they are ?great, with some vignetting you can > correct in post? or ?once you close down to f5.6, just as good as Fuji > lenses? etc. Well, if I buy an f2 or f1.4 lens, I want it to be good also > at the maximum aperture. Otherwise, I might as well save weight and money > and buy an f2.8 or f4 lens. > > > > Cheers, > > Nathan > > > > Nathan Wajsman > > photo at frozenlight.eu > > > > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > > http://www.greatpix.eu > > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > >> On 25 Jul 2022, at 16:46, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at > >> leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> > >> For those interested..... > >> > >> The Chinese lenses from TTartisan and 7Artisans are made well. They > really do feel like a classic Leica lens in handling. > >> > >> But you do not buy a lens for its feel... you buy it for its optical > performance...... > >> > >> I have several of these lenses and have tested them against their Leica > equivalents. > >> > >> The Chinese lenses are not as optically capable as the German. But, in > general, they are not too far behind either.... About the equivalent of > the German lenses made in the 50's, 60's and 70's..... > >> > >> The best reason to consider one... Price vs usability..... > >> > >> These lenses are typically 5% of the cost of the German. Not 5% less, > but 5% OF the cost..... And if you are not using the lens regularly, think > Nocti or 21mm Summilux, then they offer you a really good performance for > little money. > >> > >> Try them out before you dismiss them as junk... I think you will be > pleasantly surprised. > >> > >> > >> Frank Filippone > >> BMWRed735i at gmail.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