Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark and Phil, I've been using both lenses and some others for the past 10 days, about 1100 macro and normal shots so far, and the Leica just isn't up to the quality of the Yashica for what I'm doing.The other Leica lenses used for larger flower shots, Summicron 2/35 Summicron 2/50, 28mm have all been spot on, as have a Zeiss 1,7/50 and a Pentax 2,5/135mm.I don't think I have a "focus blindness" on this one particular lens, particularly considering the fact that it has mostly been used at f16 or f22. Focussed wide open and then stopped down to the working aperture. Even with a viewfinder magnifier the results probably wouldn't be any better. I think the flower pictures prove the point. If not, the focus chart shots may. And to be quite honest about it, I'll stick with the lens that's producing the best results. cheers Douglas pswango@att.net wrote: > Mark Rabiner wrote: > > "The thin plane of focus on the macro Elmar shot is at the far right edge > of > the frame. Its certainly to the right of the "S" of "lamps" and the "8" > of the " B/28" > I'm not even sure that true point or total plane of focus is even IN the > frame." > > Glad to see someone else noticed it. I thought it was just me!! > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >