Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 03:14 AM 8/14/98 -0400, you wrote: >Again, this is your opinion, but IMHO, no glass from the major companies is >"vastly better" than any of the others. Perhaps better under an 8x loupe No experience means an opinion with little validity. Some experience, some validity. A lot of experience, a lot of validity. My opinion is informed, since I've seen what a Canon 80-200 2.8, 70-200 2.8, Nikkor 80-200 2.8, Sigma apo (yeah, right) 70-210 2.8, Tokina 70-210 2.8 and Tamron 80-200 2.8 can do. This lens eats them alive. And when I say it's vastly better, I mean the fit and finish as well as the optics. This lens is the smoothest lens I've ever used, M or R. Optically, it's as good as it gets. Color character, bokeh, all wonderful. I would have said exactly what you are saying before. How much better could this lens be? It is. For example. Someone said they thought the long throw from min. focus to infinity was too far. But I shot some football practice today, and found that that long throw allows very accurate follow focus. Much better than the Nikon or Canon equivalents (not counting AF of course). It was very easy to keep the focus just where I wanted it, standing in the middle of the scrimmage. (I was hit twice). But also optics. Phenomenal. - -- Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child. Ron Wild