Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:10 PM 10/18/97 -0400, you wrote: >Given the choice between a Canon 50/1.4, a Nikon 50 1.4 and the 50/1.5 >Jupiter (am I missing any?); which would you say is best? > >Qualify that. I'm looking for the high contrast, great sharpness ad minimal >distortion of my Contax SLR 50/1.4. The Nikon 1.4/50 RF lens IS the same formula as the Zeiss lens: they stole it, just like the Russians did, but without the argument that they had won a war. Thus, Nikon and Jupiter should perform identically, given that the current Jupiters will be multi-coated and the Nikons will not. Any of these three are fine lenses. The difference is the price: the Nikon and Canon RF lenses will now run $300 or more, while the Jupiters are available for a cee-note -- and they are twenty-five years or more newer! Marc Marc James Small Cha Robh Bas Fir, Gun Ghras Fir! FAX: +540/343-7315