Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I appreciate your humor in analyzing my situation! I guess what you say is probably true.....I am too fanatical about perfection in equipment, and I obsess about little details. YES, I am a perfectionist. I am simply trying to get others opinions on lenses that I am considering buying, not relying completely on others' opinions to make buying decisions. In the end, I usually make a decision by borrowing the lens from the shop for a day and testing it myself in the field. All my questions are just helping me narrow down the field...... Francesco At 02:57 PM 10/6/98 -0700, Jim Brick wrote: >At 08:16 AM 10/6/98 -0700, you wrote: > >>Now, how does the Summicron-R 50 compare to the Summicron-M 50, >>in your opinion? >> >>Francesco >> > > >Hey Francesco... since you are having a committee pick your camera system, >you should have the committee do your photography. Then you won't have to >worry about insignificant and imperceptible differences between two nearly >identical lenses. Certainly differences that the human vision system cannot >possibly detect. > >The only way to solve your plight, is to buy an optics lab, hire someone >like Erwin Puts, and then buy one of everything and have it tested. But you >also know, from both Erwin and the LUG, that scientific lens testing does >not tell the story in human terms. And each human selects equipment based >on different criteria. Different from other humans. So, basically, your >asking other people, to compare lenses, is useless to you, and anyone else. > >Pick the camera, R or M, then pick the appropriate lens by the focal length >and maximum aperture that you want. All of the lenses are good. > >Jim > >PS... now the real answer. Buy an R8, a new 35-70/2.8 ASPH, 70-180/2.8 APO, >and the 19 and 28 as your wide angles. All new lenses, all to Leica's >highest standards, all focal lengths covered. Want longer than 180? The APO >Modular system will give you everything from 280 to 800 in APO glass. All >of the finest lenses money can buy are waiting. Go for it. > >Oops... forget the 19mm. There are no filter threads so you cannot mount a >UV filter. Sorry. How about a discontinued 21? > >;-) >http://www.photoaccess.com >Jim Brick, ASMP, BIAA >Photo Access >(650) 470-1132 >Visual Impressions Publishing >Visual Impressions Photography >(408) 296-1629 >