Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 28mm Elmarit-R SHARPNESS
From: "C & C Property" <michael@scoates.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 21:04:39 -0000
References: <29FD17A2A9E3D211921700A0C9E1DBE22F7E30@emh14.ria.army.mil> <39FE87DA.790EEA33@baer.rwth-aachen.de> <3A01A7FD.AF57BC96@yahoo.com> <000801c04666$4374a3e0$be62893e@cpropert> <f05001908b629d0efe712@[207.253.163.237]> <3A043A98.462199A5@rabiner.cncoffice.com>

> Andre Jean Quintal wrote:
> >
> > Simon wrote:
> > [ ... ]
> > In fact, I also purchased the famed 100/2.8 apo as well,
> > and would be tempted to say that the 28 is sharper overall!
> >
> >         --> Could this phenomenon be caused by ever so slight
> >         camera shake related to the focal lengths ?

I just want to clarify:

I purchased a Leica R6.2 body with 28/2.8, 50/2 and 100/2.8.  I put a
two-page newspaper spread on the wall and took pictures of it with the three
lenses at varying apertures with the camera on a tripod.  I didn't have a
cable release at the time, so I used the self timer to release the shutter;
I therefore could not lock the mirror up(so the results would have been
potentially better).  The main point of the test was to compare it to my now
previous camera system, a Minolta 9000 outfit with 28/2.8, 50/1.7 and
Vivitar 100/3.5 macro.

The 28 indeed showed amazing results; it is razor sharp at f/2.8, better
than the Minolta 28 at any aperture; so that is how I came to my conclusion
of it compared to the 100.  It is a fantastic wide angle lens.  It doesn't
matter whether the 100 or 28 are the 'better' lens; they both do different
jobs and do it really well.

As far as I am concerned, though; the 28 and 50 lenses are superb; the
slides just show a lovely, sublime quality that we Leica users have got used
to; the 100 produces wonderful close-ups and has higher contrast, which must
be down to its' APO status.  Incidentally, the colour saturation is so good
with the lenses, I have now changed to Kodachrome 25 from Velvia(today I
took a mushroom shot that took 2 minutes!).

Simon

In reply to: Message from "Anderson, Ferrel E" <AndersonF@ria.army.mil> ([Leica] 28mm Elmarit-R versions)
Message from Axel Schwieker <axel@baer.rwth-aachen.de> (Re: [Leica] 28mm Elmarit-R versions)
Message from Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com> (Re: [Leica] 28mm Elmarit-R versions)
Message from "C & C Property" <michael@scoates.freeserve.co.uk> (Re: [Leica] 28mm Elmarit-R versions)
Message from Andre Jean Quintal <megamax@abacom.com> (Re: [Leica] 28mm Elmarit-R SHARPNESS)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> (Re: [Leica] 28mm Elmarit-R SHARPNESS)