Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I take better pictures with a Leica rangefinder than with an SLR because...I Leica the glass! I used to not buy into the idea that Leitz glass was any better than Canon, Nikon, etc...but, I do now. I finally have become more acutely aware of these differences after shooting both for many years and evaluating negatives, chromes and B+W. There is a certain pictoral quality that goes beyond resolution. Leitz glass does have great acutance, but also a certain 3 dimensional effect in some of their wide angles (35 Summilux pre-asph), that translates into better looking prints. Prints from other lenses seem to have a slight 'veil' when directly compared to Leitz lenses, and mine have all come from Canada ,imagine what a Wetzlar lens would do. ;^) maybe this 'veiling effect' comes from zooms with so many elements or maybe its the plastic lenses in there. I am interested in what image stabilization has to offer, but I cringe when I think of another 8 or 10 elements in there, not helping optically. Still waiting for some vulcanite, it must be dear to Leica users out there. Jimbo - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html