Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]After shedding of my Nikon SLR equipment, I've now been shooting with a SL2 MOT body for a few months now. I was rather astonished to see that the success rate was a lot lower with the SLR than my M. The lenses that I used most are virtually identical: the Canadian Summicron-M 50mm and the Canadian Summicron-R 50mm (II). Under microscope, it took no time to realise that I do not focus as accurately with the R, and there is more blur from the mirror. I suppose that these observations shouldn't be a surprise, but it reinforced the notion to me that an SLR is a specialised equipment most suited for macrophotography and telephotography, and for exact composition with a tripod. - ----- Ken Iisaka <first name at last name dot org> Still lost in Mill Valley, Marin County, CA.