Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Detlef wrote: >sharpness is a technical term and does not affect the creativ quality of= a >picture. Not always true. >Otherwise you should get all books of Ansel Andams, get yourself a >Sinar, use the Zone system, a special developer, push development... Or >what do you do with your "sharp" but only 1/2 of the possible >brightness/contrast covering images? Like Oddmund sayed : Apple and orange. >What I'm trying to say with my >Nikon-english is: the possible difference in quality of a Leica lens wil= l >not, in a remarkable way, change the quality of the resulting image. >Leica got famous with their cameras when they use lenses which, compared= to >any modern lens of any brand, today would never get your attention. How did >the photographers in former times get those great images? Again: apple and orange. = >I will agree if somebody (like me) choose the M6 because of a special >handling of this camera. But there is no objective reason for the price I don't agree, the quality of the construction of the lenses = (if you don't consider the sharpness) is not comparable. And when the other makers try to reach Leica, the prices are comparable. >and if the Leica lenses are better then a Nikon lens - it doesn't matter= in 99% >of all possible cases. I don't agree. Wide open or against the light a Leica lens is almost always better than the others and that matter a lot for me. >I read some ideas why the R8 is better then a F5 or... For example: a >professional sport photographer will choose a Nikon or a Canon - not <because of the quality or the price - because of the service both companies >offer for a pro photographer. Leica has nothing like this. = True. >Did you ever try >to get a Leica back from repair in under 2 month? Nearly impossibel. Not always true, depending of a lot of parameter, but I agree that is not= normal. >Try to rent a special tele lens for the next olympic games >- no problem with Nikon or Canon. I know. >P.S.: The Fuiji Velvia produces much better results then the Kodachrome >with my M6... for my feeling. It was just an exemple. Remember, I also use Nikons for what they are better : AF ! As you can see I'm not tired anymore. I had a very nice week-end in Paris. Lucien BELGIUM