Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am responding to the discussion of the 19 mm R 2.8 lens. In discussing the R 19mm, someone commented that he finds the Leica knocked the spots off a Cannon lens. My experience with Lieca R and M lenses has been that they all knock the spots off the Cannon. I use both the Cannon and Leica cameras and find the Cannon to be disappointing. Instead of the Cannon, I've swithced to a an R 70-180 2.8. I find I don't miss the autofocus though the lens is heavy to carry. Two professional photographers I know have felt, as I do, that the images the Cannon render lack zip, crispness and vividness. This is our opinion, others may disagree. If you've got to have autofocus, try the new Contax 645 medium format camera. In my opinoin, the Contax' image quality is considerably bettter than Cannon's. However, the autofocus is faster on the Cannon and it follows objects better, but imagae qaulity if not as good. doug nygren