Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gr?ezi Didier, I've already come around to thinking of testing the Elmar on a Leica body with fine grain film, I still can't really believe that the difference can be so great. With luck I should have some slides ready sometime next week. cheers Douglas Didier Ludwig wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >