[Leica] Big SL Lens ( DIameter) explanation

Tue Jan 16 07:58:42 PST 2018

On Jan 16, 2018 10:24, "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

The 50/1.4 is not too shabby either!

http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/165790907/large

View Original if you want to see it HUGE!

Not shabby at all.  An excellent photo with an excellent lens!

I used it for a lot of the portraits of the Syrian kids.

I have always preferred prime lenses but I am using the 24-90 a lot more
often these days!  I tend to take out the 50/1.4 when I am in a relaxed
setting and can sit down and concentrate on only taking photos, not
walking, talking and taking photos at the same time!

Tina

On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 10:18 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> Nice real-world examples, Jeff.  The 24-90 seems to be the pick of the
> litter.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
> On 1/16/2018 1:11 AM, Jeff Moore wrote:
>
>> I like the SL enough that for two years running I've rented an SL and
>> at least one of its official lenses to cover the annual WFMU
>> Fundraising Marathon.
>>
>> It's pretty heavy (the body is really an exceptionally dense block of
>> metal) and the lenses are just not anything like compact...  but I had
>> a really high hit rate, an unusually high percentage of technically
>> good photos (so my edit time included less technical culling and more
>> just choosing favorites) shooting with the SL and those lenses.
>>
>> For 2016 the SL lens I rented was the 24-90 zoom:
>>
>>      https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/albums/72157665752167155
>>
>> In 2017, I rented the SL 50mm Summilux:
>>
>>      https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/albums/72157677882464254
>>
>> (There'll also be M240 pictures and SL pictures with other lenses
>> mixed in there, but the named lenses were used for the bulk of each
>> year and the EXIF data will tell you which).
>>
>> My observations:
>>
>>      I really like the SL as a picture-taking machine, but I can't at
>> this time justify buying it or carrying it around every day.  I expect
>> to continue to rent one for high-picture-volume events.
>>
>>      I'm not in general a fan of zooms, and I have prejudice against
>> variable-maximum-aperture zooms;  but I came to like the 24-90/2.8-4 a
>> lot.  It's definitely the lens I got the highest proportion of keepers
>> with.
>>
>>      I like the look of the pictures with the 50/1.4, but I definitely
>> had more technically-imperfect pictures shooting with it than with the
>> 24-90.  And it's nearly as big and heavy!
>>
>> -Jeff
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 10:15 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Don,
>>> I tried the SL with my M lenses and the Leica SL-M adapter. I had a very
>>> hard time getting quick focus with that. Emphasis on quick. I used
>>> various
>>> methods: having the SL save a jpeg BW file which put the viewfinder in
BW
>>> mode, different colors to highlight in focus areas(focus peaking I think
>>> it's called), view enlargement, etc. No love. Just couldn't do it as
fast
>>> as a rangefinder for critical focus (on eyes) at low apertures. And the
>>> autofocus, though it worked marvelously was difficult for accurate wide
>>> open focusing on moving subjects (dog, grands, even others who simply
may
>>> have moved their heads).
>>>
>>> I do think the SL is a fantastic travel kit. Putting that 90-280 on your
>>> belt in a lens case and resting the SL with the 24-90 on it would be a
>>> fantastic travel kit! But alas I don't travel that much to warrant the
>>> system. I find the M much more to my liking (even with an old Nocti
glued
>>> to it). Very simple and the M glass seems particularly well mated to the
>>> sensor. I did not feel that way about M glass on the SL. Something was
>>> very
>>> different IMO.
>>>
>>> But I'm no pro like Tina, so this is just my personal impression.
>>> Best,
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>
>>> Bob Adler
>>> www.robertadlerphotography.com
>>> *"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"*
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Don Dory <don.dory at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>> Don
>>>> don.dory at gmail.com
>>>>
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