Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chandos >Have you actually compared negs. produced by the >CV side by side with Leica negs? I haven't. I have no doubt that when folks compare, the Voitg is a darn good lens and wonder why pay more for the Leica. A fully rational conclusion. I compare enlargements, and I am looking at the overall image that the 28 leica glass can give me and I just find it endearing (an attribute that is subjective). Dan At 08:03 AM 11/1/01 -0500, you wrote: >Dan, > >Do you have a CV 28/1.9? Have you actually compared negs. produced by the >CV side by side with Leica negs? I do and have and I'm not nearly so >confident that there's USD$1500 worth of "positive" error in favor of >Leica. There's room to differ on this, of course, but I'm burning a lot of >film with the 28/1.9 right now and it continues to impress me--and not just >because it's comparatively a bargain. > >Chandos > > >At 05:52 PM 11/1/01 +0800, you wrote: >>G. Michael Paine wrote: >> >Has anyone experience with the Voigtlander 28/1.9? I am considering >> >it as my first wide lens. >> >>At a fraction of the price that you pay compared to the 28 summicron asph, >>it is good value for money. The shots are sharp and the lens is easy to >>use. However, for one used to leica glass, I can tell from eyeballing the >>pics that come out of the V 28/1.9 that is is just not leica in character. >>I suppose most people will not mind the difference, never mind the hoos and >>hahs. >> >>Bottom line is... money being not a factor, it's a difficult decision to >>choose between the V and the L but I'll err towards the Leica glass. >> >>Dan K. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html