Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:55 PM -0800 1/1/02, S Dimitrov wrote: >For some reason the 4x5 lenses by Fuji do well, by everyone that I've >talked to. Quite a different story with the medium format. > Slobodan Dimitrov Their W series has always been good, from the samples I have used; the A series has always sucked, the SW and SWS have been decent, but not up to Super Angulon or Grandagon standards - which have been raised lately - , the T series was generally poor and pointless, and the C series is very good and has no competition. I still use one W series lens from the 70's, and am quite happy with it's results and limitations. In general the Japanese LF lenses have lagged behind after their big push in the 70's, and recent Rodenstock and Schneider lenses far surpass them. - -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html