Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 07:46:19 +0100 >To:photog3@ix.netcom.com (Mel Weinstein ) >From:guilbaud@imag.fr (Jean-Philippe Guilbaud) >Subject:Re: Fwd: Re:Canadian vs. Wetzlar > > > > >> I would like to respond to Curt very intelligent letter. His >>comment about how to determine the sharpness and overall quality of a >>Leica lens is absolutely right. Use a tripod whenever possible, focus >>very carefully, go to a good lab and get quality processing and use >>very good quality optics to view your slides or make your prints. >>Going to a one hour photo lab that is using an inexpensive lens to >>make your prints defeats the whole purpose of shooting with a Leica in >>the first place. It is like having a $5,000 stereo and $100 speakers. >>Also if you project slides taken with a Leica lens and are using a $50 >>Kokak Carousel lens. How can you expect to see the true quality of the >>image? If you are willing to spend the thousands of dollars it takes >>to invest in even a modest Leica system, don't be penny wise and pound >>foolish on the end result. I recently bought a Leica 90mm curved field >>projection lens and the difference is tremendous! It is as close to >>being as sharp as the original slide as I have ever seen. Of course it >>cost more than some other slide projectors with their lens, but if we >>weren't somewhat fanatical about the quality of our images, we wouldn't >>be using Leicas, we would be using cardboard throwaway cameras. > > >Thank you everyone for so many answers, > >Now, I know one thing : CANADIAN SUMMI f/2 M IS VERY GOOD, but mine has a >defect. I am unlucky. It can happen sometimes. I decided to buy my friend's >Summilux f/1,4. I like it very much. Last night, in my darkroom, I discovered >once again, on Agfa Record Rapid FB paper, the very good pictures it produces. > >Kindest regards. --------- Jean-Philippe GUILBAUD GETA (Groupe d'Etude pour la Traduction Automatique) IMAG (Institut de Mathematiques Appliquees de Grenoble) BP 53 F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9 Tel : (33) 76 51 43 56 Fax : (33) 76 51 44 05