Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very well said Donal..and that is my exact experience also....Nowell At 9:59 AM 1/29/97, Donal Philby wrote: >Nicholas, >Current wisdom is that modern Leica lenses are optimized for color >depth, not sharpness. My Nikkors are very sharp, but don't have the >color and especially the flare control of Leica. Look at Salgado's book >"Workers" or especially Marc Riboud's old book "Faces of North Vietnam" >and you will see a soft richness in the b/w that doesn't seem to come >out of Nikkor or Canon lenses. It is not about sharpness. > >Recently I shot an informal natural light color portrait of daughter >with both Nikkor 105macro and a borrowed R4 and 90 2.8. Both were >absolutely tack sharp. But the Leica image just glowed with life. The >difference was stunning. > >Donal Philby >San Diego > > > >Nicholas Hartmann wrote: >> >> >> Can the LUG in its collective wisdom recommend a Leica M- or screw-mount >> lens that is as good as this Nikon optic? >> >> Notes: 1) I once tried out a Canadian 90/2.8 Tele-Elmarit and was >> underwhelmed: the definition, at infinity and f/8, was perceptibly poorer >> than with either of the Nikkor 85s (f/2 and f/1.8) to which I compared it. Chapel Hill, NC Although love may fail, courtesy should prevail.