Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dante A. Stella jotted down the following: > There is no inherent rangefinder lens superiority for the 90mm length: > retrofocus is not an issue, compactness is not really an issue, and realworld > focusing is less accurate. When you start talking about 85s and 90s, the SLR > world provides very stiff optical competition. Not quite true. I don't have my copy here, but if I remember Günter Osterloh correctly from his M book, he delves into this somewhat at length, comparing the M6 (I believe) to a "typical" SLR (probably an R7) in terms of focussing accuracy. The rangefinder was still more accurate at 90mm focal length, and I think about equal or maybe a tad less at 135mm. Perhaps someone with the book at hand could look up the details. M. - -- Martin Howard | Visiting Scholar, CSEL, OSU | Even permanence is transitional. email: howard.390@osu.edu | www: http://mvhoward.i.am/ +---------------------------------------