Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 15 Jan 1998 12:59:30 -0500, Jeff Moore <jbm@instinet.com> wrote: >Are you thinking about getting the whole GR-1, or just the lens to bolt = on=20 >your Leica? =20 I was thinking about the lens, which is called the GR, not GR-1. I didn't get the name right... >I've seen some=20 >entirely acceptable photographs which were laid down by that lens; but = so=20 >far, not one has had the visceral appeal of a decent example of imaging = by=20 >modern Leica glass. =20 Sigh. Are you trying to tell me there's no such thing as a free lunch? Can't get something for nothing? Can't get Leica quality at Ricoh prices? My mind and eyes keep telling me this; my wallet keeps trying to convince me otherwise! >Question: is performance at f/2.8 of any particular interest? The = newest M=20 >28mm is unusually, improbably, impossibly good wide open. =20 Double sigh. Yeah, I'd want to use it wide-open. Probably not all the time, but a fair amount. My wallet doesn't appreciate where you're leading me.......=20 >The GR-1's exposure=20 >program, interestingly, jumps immediately from f/2.8 to f/4 at=20 >still-difficult-to-handhold shutter speeds, stays there until the = shutter=20 >speeds get more sensible, then starts stopping down some more. This may= tell=20 >us something about what the GR-1's designers know about the lens... Sounds like it would make a pretty interesting curve on a chart! Guess I'll just have to keep pondering whether the Elmarit's superior performance is worth the extra cost, size and weight. Thanks for your thoughts... PB Paul C. Brodek Kobe, Japan pcb@iac.co.jp