Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Nikon 200mm f/2 vs Leica 180mm f/2
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 21:04:18 -0800

on 2/7/02 7:59 PM, Sam Carleton at scarleton@miltonstreet.com wrote:

> Folks,
> 
> I am a long time Nikon shooter and have been shooting with my M6 for
> almost a year now.  I love my Nikon F5, but the quality of the M6 is
> simply outstanding.  Right when I am starting to think there is really
> little if any noticeable difference between the two systems, I see an
> image from the Leica that simply makes my mouth drop!
> (http://w3.one.net/~carleton/images/diyl/Irma-Marie-Walking.jpg)  I
> don't know if it is what others consider as Bokah, but the sidewalk
> beyond my wife and daughter, it is simply so smooth and soft, I simply
> love it!
> 
> I fully understand that the Nikon will always have a place in my
> arsenal.  But I am wondering if it is really possible to get the quality
> of the M6 and 35 f/2 out of any SLR with a longer lens?
> 
> The lens I am really looking at is the Leica 180mm on a R8.  I am
> looking at both the f/2.8 and f/2.  How does the f/2 hold up at
> apertures smaller then f/5.6?  Has anyone ever compared how Leica 180mm
> f/2 to the Nikkor 200/2?  If so, how does the "bokah" compare?
> 
> Sam Carleton
> 
> The rest of the images are at:
> http://w3.one.net/~carleton/dayinyourlife.html
> (Can you tell which images where taken with my Leica and which with the
> Nikon?)
> 
 
Erwin's test report is at:
 
http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/rseries/testr/r180.html
 
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
www.wildlightphoto.com


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