[Leica] New Zeiss lenses compared against Leica

[ruben at rhodos.dk (Ruben)]

Karen

Thanks for sharing the news - I was happy to hear about the OOF/Bokeh - do 
not care much for mtf  i can not see anyway but a 25 and a 50 at 1/3 of the 
price sounds great :-)

Ruben

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen Nakamura" <mail@gpsy.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] New Zeiss lenses compared against Leica


> >
>>Im asking to myself what's the point to compare so close things such 
>>these.
>
> On the contrary, the ZI lenses are testing at the same level as the Leica 
> lenses but at one third the price. And the reviewers are using them in 
> conditions taht even Ted Grant would approve -- shooting from the shadow 
> side in heavily backlit portrait situations.  They do say that even the 
> highest end zooms would flare out in these situations but the ZI and Leica 
> ASPH do wonderfully.
>
> They do mention bokeh and OOF (to reference another question). They say 
> they are roughly equivalent but the ZI is softer while the ASPH generally 
> are a bit harsher and thicker.
>
> These were all subjective tests using real photgraphs and real models, by 
> the way. Not MTF or lab tests. And contrary to what you say, you can tell 
> the difference even in a magazine reproduction. All the lenses were tested 
> wide open. Stopped down, the reviewers say the difference disappears.
>
> All in all, I'm really excited by this news. If you're not interested, 
> then don't buy or read! :-)
>
>
> Karen
>
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> Karen Nakamura
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