Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use Olympus SLR cameras a lot too (my Leica R collection is limited to an R3 safari and summilux) and I realy love the Zuiko 55 f1.2 - it is an older lens, quite large, and it takes gorgeous pictures, especially wide open. It has a very smooth out of focus area, and it focuses very close. The color is a tad warm, I think this lens yellows with age due to some radioactive component, but I use that to my advantage too. For $200 it is a great high speed lens, probably not on par with a Noctilux, but then what is? There is a newer 50mm 1.2 that owners rave about, but I have never tried it myself. Unfortunately, I know of no way to mount my OM lenses to my M6 (or R3). Fortunately, the OM-1 is a wonderful camera :) I love Leica cameras, but I would not limit my usable collection to just Leica - there is a lot of other fun and high quality equipment out there to enjoy! 'sides, I cannot afford that much German glass... - - marc ALEXSCIFI@aol.com wrote: > Following up on this thread, what about some of the more famous SLR available > light lenses such as the Canon 55F1.2L/Aspheric, 50F1.2L and 85F1.2L lenses, > the Nikon 58F1.2 Noct and 85F1.4 versus their M counterparts? Ignoring for > the moment, the fact that a RF camera will have a 1 to 2 stop camera shake > advantage, is there "something else" that a "specialty" SLR lens can do that > a Summicron cannot that would make it worthwhile to get and use a lens like a > Canon L??? Canon implies in it's literature that use of aspherics allow > electric lighting (neon and etc.) to be better recorded than non-aspheric. In > short, wide open, how would a SLR aspheric fare against an equivalent focal > length Summicron--each on a tripod? And then WITHOUT the tripod? > > Alex > -- > 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