Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]oops - that was an answer to another email - not on the list. sorry! :) On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:12:43 -0800, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > David Mason said: > Subject: Re: [Leica] CV 40 1.4 > > >>> just pops and whistles<<<, > > Sorry David? > > What pops and whistles? > > > > > > > > On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 13:42:02 -0800, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Jeffery Smith offered: > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] CV 40 1.4 > >> > >> > >> > I've got the multicoated one but have not had much of an opportunity > >> > to use it yet. Richard Sintchak bought the single-coated one in hopes > >> > of using it for street photography in the 1950's tradition. Here is > >> > one of his shots with the single-coated version. > >> > > >> > http://www.sintchak.com/document.php?id=1080<<<<< > >> > >> Ladies & gentlemen not to be a "Grinch!" But equipment grouch here asks. > >> ;-) > >> Let's all remember one very seriously important factor of photography > >> and > >> in > >> particular, lenses! > >> > >> It's all well and good manufacturers keep coming out with new optics, > >> however not one of them comes with a guarantee of better pictures! I'm > >> sure > >> Richard Sintchak likes the picture of this young boy, possibly his son. > >> And > >> rightly so it's nice family happy snap, but did the lens create a "world > >> smashing moment of visual brilliance?" Nope. Nice picture moment? yep! > >> > >> So before lots of folks get hot about a new 40mm lens how about thinking > >> how > >> good your photographs are first with a 35? 50? Whatever model you may > >> use, > >> . Does this lens create images of such brilliant quality technically cut > >> to > >> film that it'll make every picture shot with it a winner? > >> > >> Let's look at this. So you use a 35mm and figure a 40mm will get you a > >> little closer, great. But one simple forward step and you are closer! Oh > >> and > >> the 50mm you now own and has given you faithful service and cut > >> beautiful > >> film moments? Now you're thinking of getting this new 40 because it's > >> slightly wider? > >> > >> Well how about taking one step farther back........ "Hey that's just > >> like > >> the 40mm!" ;-) > >> > >> Let's all be careful out there popping bucks for a new lens that's only > >> a > >> few mm's longer or shorter than we already use........ that is unless > >> it's > >> so phenomenal that without question it will give a major quality look > >> to > >> our photographs. > >> > >> Sorry not trying to put a damper on your new glass ...... but given I > >> never > >> thought like this when I was younger only to find the "supposed all new > >> super whiz bang lens" didn't make me any better a photographer, nor my > >> pictures look much different. > >> > >> So it's a 1.4? Yeah but so is the 35 Summilux or Aspheric? ;-) > >> > >> ted > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >