Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Spoke with Leica rep this past summer. His comment was that there is "No" difference between M and R glass. Said that is straight from Germany. This should start world war three. Cheers Wilber - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Cohen" <markc@binaryfaith.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] 50 mm f/1.4 > > 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...)? > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Mark Cohen (BALUG LHSA AFA) > 226 San Carlos Street #1 "MIS people have sick, twisted > San Francisco, CA 94110 little minds" -Linus Torvalds > > (home) (415) 970-9421 (pager) (888) 702-9872 > (cell) (415) 290-7201 > (work) (415) 633-1179 page-mark@binaryfaith.com > > *** The box said "Install NT 4.0 or better", so I installed UNIX *** > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.1 > GCS/FA/MU d? s+:+ a- C++++ ULBS++++$ P- L+++ E--- W-(+++) N++ o? K? w--- > O? M-- V-- PS+++ PE Y++ PGP++ t+ 5++ X R+ !tv b+++ DI+++ D+ G++ e++ h++ r% > y+ z** > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ >