Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl> wrote: > Normally when evaluating any piece of equipment, people look not just at > the quality, nor only at the price, but at the overall price/quality ratio. And sometimes people decide they want the performance, cost be damned! Yes I could get 90% of the performance of the 280 f/4 APO with Canon's excellent EF 300mm f/4 for a lot less money but I'm not interested in 90% performance. > I have a 1.8/85mm Canon lens which I bought used for $285. A used 100mm > Apo Macro will cost at least $1800 (that is the lowest price I have seen > advertised). Can I honestly say that for someone of average means, > buying the Leica is justified when for 1/6 of the price he can get a > Canon lens of comparable focal length, more than 1 stop wider aperture > and autofocus, which will give him 95%+ of what the Leica lens gives? A more appropriate comparison would be the Canon 85/1.8 and the Leica pre-AA 90/2.0, which is priced in the same ballpark as the Canon 85/1.8 Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com