Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not just contemporary primes - primes have always outclassed zooms. ALTHOUGH - the better zooms today would really eliminate the necessity of using primes, were it not for the additional advantage primes can offer in terms of lens speed - show me an f 1.4 zoom. ;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Karen Nakamura Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 3:31 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: Wide zooms >Using both the Nikon 17-35 2.8 and Leica M 21 ASPH, I'll say that >there's no doubt there is less distortion with the M lens than there is >with the Nikon at 20-21 mm. That said, the Nikon does quite well. Contemporary primes will always outclass contemporary zooms. The only problem is that there is so much money being put in zooms that people are rarely recomputing primes to use the new lens coatings, exotic glass, and aspheric designs. Oddly, Leica is one of the few that has kept up their 'M' primes, mainly because they've been forced to (i.e., no M-zooms, not counting the Tri-Elmar). Karen - -- 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