Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/23

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Subject: Re: COPY: Re: [Leica] Leica lens still superior???
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 07:45:27 -0400

I own both the leica 75 and the nikon 85.  They both come through in
"horrible situations".  Maybe I'll do a "Pepsi Challenge" with them.  I bet
I'll fool everyone on the LUG.

Dan C.

At 10:48 PM 22-08-98 -0500, Eric wrote:
>
>I thought the 85 1.4 AF was supposed to be better than the MF version. No?

I have heard they are equally good, and both subject to the same flare
problems.

>
>As great as it is (I had the earlier version) it can't be called "equal"
>with Leica's 80 1.4, or 75 1.4. I just shots some stuff with my 75 Summilux
>in incredibly horrible situations. Though not esthetically exciting
>pictures (since I was just testing its limits), it was superb performance. 
>--