Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> 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