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Subject: [Leica] Macro Comparison Leica v. Yashica
From: rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Tue Apr 12 10:39:34 2005
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Douglas
I think Leica glass is not always and everywhere that superior like many 
might believe, but THIS difference's definitely too big. Nothing against 
Yashica - but I tend to believe that there's something wrong with your 
Elmar - or a problem with the combination of a macro-lens and R adapter on 
a Canon mount. But I'm not experienced with all three aspects at all.
Didier

>I didn't believe it either at first - I've had so many indirect
>comparisons while shooting flowers over the last few days that I can no
>longer deny that the Yashica is better by far. I'm sure I can't have been
>focussing the Leica short that often, my eyes are bad - but not that bad.
>Douglas
>
>>There's indeed a surprising difference in favor of the Yashica. It looks 
>>to me like the Elmar shot is focused too short? Otherwise I can't imagine 
>>such a sharpness difference (I compared the little scratch between "S" 
>>and "2").
>>Didier
>>
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Leicaf8
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/CY_f8








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