Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, just the modern optics (with the Zeiss on Contax G). Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 9:18 PM To: Leica Users Group; 'Leica Users Group' Subject: RE: [Leica] Thoughts on the new Zeiss lenses Hi Jeff, does the analysis apply only to the old Leica, or equally as well to the modern formulae with the sharp as tack ASPH/APO/TLA elements? At 07:08 PM 4/7/2005, Jeffery Smith wrote: >Although I've never done a valid blind study, Zeiss glass and Leica >glass seem to give two different kinds of results. When I think of >Leica, I think of excellent resolution with a bit less color saturation >or contrast. Zeiss seems to give me the opposite results, i.e., nice >saturated colors without quite the pinpoint resolution of Leica. As a >result, I tend to shoot color with Zeiss (and Konica) and B&W with Leica >(and Cosina). So it may not just be more of the same. // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com) _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information