Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Allan, I have both lenses and yes, the Canon 100 is a very nice lens indeed. The difference is in the very fine to extreme fine detail. The Canon 100 has a higher contrast in the 10 to 20 cycles region so when there are edges in the image the perceived sharpness goes way up, this is much like a high adjuvancy developer. The Leica 60 and 100 especially pick up very fine detail(40 cycles and higher) even in very even light. For example, imagine a newly opened rose bud. The Canon will pick up the edge of the petals and you will see some intimation of the veining in the petal but in the Leitz glass you will see the soft velvet of the texture of the petals. Assuming good technique and slower, finer grained film. This same analogy applies to the new versus old Leitz lenses. The older lenses gave good edge sharpness so for example eyelashes looked crisp. The new designs let you see the clumping of the mascara, the fine lines and veins in the eye lid, and texture in the shadows even when you are blowing out the highlights. Some prefer the old lenses as the transition to OOF was generally much smoother so it looked like more was sharp. Whether it is worth it to you to pay three times the price to get that last 5% of what is in front of you is an artistic decision that no one else can make for you. Now, can we stop playing my lens is better than your lens, and go out and create art or at least memories? Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html