Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 50 mm f/1.4
From: Mark Cohen <markc@binaryfaith.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 13:04:20 -0800 (PST)

Are they comparing the M lenses or R lenses.. Maybe its cause Im an M6
shooter, but I tend to believe that the M lenses are better than both the
R and Olympus.

- -Mark

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, allan burned wrote:

Hello luggers,

it turns out from "modern photographer" tests that the best ever 50 mm f/1.4
is an olympus OM!

Lens            Resolution             Resolution               Distortion
Source  
 	       wide open	   at f/5.6		(pincushion                
		center  corner       center  corner         or barrel)

Zuiko 50/1.4     55 VG   49 Exc    69 VG   62 Exc    0.9% barrel    MP 11/85
      same          55 VG   49 Exc    69 VG   62 Exc    0.9% barrel    MP 6/87
Canon 50/1.4    50 G    45 Exc    70 Exc  63 Exc    0.46% barrel   MP 7/86 
Nikon E 50/1.8  52 VG   33 VG     66 VG   46 G      <1%             MP 1/83
Leica 50/1.4      54 VG   38 Exc    76 Exc  48 G      0.47% barrel   MP 9/87
Zeiss   50/1.4    45 G    40 Exc    72 Exc  64 Exc    0.92% barrel   MP 1/88

what do you think of that (I'm sleepin' down at the landromat...)?



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Replies: Reply from Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com> ([Leica] Re: 50 mm f/1.4)
Reply from "Wilber Jeffcoat" <wilber@jeffcoatphotography.com> (Re: [Leica] 50 mm f/1.4)