Re: [Leica] Nikon + Tamron revisited

[McFadden Peter <leicausergroup@yahoo.co.uk>]

I can assure you that, as someone who has worked in a
photo lab (sales), that great contrasty and saturated
prints can be obtained form a surprisingly high
percentage of negs. Some of the negs I took to work
produced excellent prints against very lacklusture
results from the high street d&p'ers. The experience
of the staff is essential as is the willingness to
regect the prints if not satisfactory.


- --- V8PWR@aol.com wrote: > Dans un courrier daté du
04/06/01 12:13:21 Paris,
> Madrid (heure d'été), 
> dkhong@pacific.net.sg a écrit :
> 
> > Friends,
> >  
> >  Over the last weekend, I was assigned the job of
> "official" photographer
> >  for my departmental retreat and "team building"
> workshop in the tropical,
> >  idyllic island known as Pulau Langkawi* in
> Malaysia. To do my job, I
> >  decided to bring along my:
> >  
> >  1. Nikon F90 + Nikkor 50/1.8 AF + Tamron
> 28-200/3.5-5.6 lenses + SB23 flash
> >  (all which I have not used for almost 3 years)
> >  2. Contax G2 + 21/2.8 Biogon lens only
> >  
> >  A strange combination, yes. I was itching to
> relive my pre-leica days in
> >  which the use of my SLR was king. That was in the
> era till circa 1995.
> >  
> >  I shot 7 rolls of film in those 2 days. 
> >  
> >  The Kodak 400 film was sent to my usual photo
> finisher. I just got them
> >  back. My reactions were:
> >  
> >  1. How come almost all the pics lacked vibrance?
> >  2. The colour lacked saturation.
> >  3. These pics have no life in them !!!
> >  
> >  One roll had vibrance, life and saturation. The
> shots were taken with the
> >  Contax G2 and Biogon lens. This did not surprise
> me. The CZ 21/2.8 Biogon
> >  is a legendary lens capable of sharp, saturated,
> vibrant and 3-D effect
> >  pictures.
> >  
> >  The shots taken with the Tamron and the Nikkor
> disappointed me. I have been
> >  so used to the quality that my Leica and Carl
> Zeiss lenses have been giving
> >  me in the last 3 years that I can immediately see
> the difference that a
> >  "highly rated" Tamron lens can deliver. The
> Nikkor did a bit better but was
> >  nowhere near the vibrance and life that my
> "German optics" can deliver.
> >  
> >  The Nikon AF mechanism was a pain. For some
> strange reason, with the Tamron
> >  at between 100-200mm focal lengths, it oftens
> hunts repeatedly for the
> >  correct focus. In the past, I would have have
> been more forgiving but this
> >  time, it turned out to be extremely irritating.
> In my mind, I wished I had
> >  my M6 with me to beat the irritation out of this
> mindless contraption.
> >  
> >  This experience makes me think twice about giving
> up my leica rangefinders
> >  for those "super duper state of the art"
> electronic AF marvels. I reckon
> >  that when I find that my eyes no longer focus
> properly, I might have to
> >  rely more and more on my Contax G2. At least,
> being a cross between a
> >  rangefinder and an AF SLR, the G2 will not
> irritate me when the focus is a
> >  wee bit off.
> >  
> >  Dan K
> >  *this idyllic island was into its hot season. Hot
> means sweating on the
> >  spot. I had to bathe thrice a day to get rid of
> the sweat. This drains your
> >  energy and at the end of the day, nothing beats a
> nice cold beer. 
> >  
> > 
>
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> >                     He who conquers his anger,
> >                      conquers a strong enemy.
> > 
>
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> >  
> >  
> 
> 
> Hello Dan . A couple months ago a acquired an F80 (
> N80 in the US ) with 
> a Sigma 2.8 / 35-105 . Did 5 rolls on it and was
> disgusted by the results too 
> :
> - Lack of spontaneity 
> - Pale slides 
> - heavy noise 
> Sold after 26 days . Will never go back on such a
> catch .
> 
> JO GOODTIMES -FRANCE/ AIRBORNE RADAR TECH / LIVE
> FREE OR DIE
> will soon walk with mud covered combat boots...
> 


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