Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Cochran wrote: > When I shot the fountain pictures I also took some pictures at the place > with my Canon Elan 7N. It has the basic cheap zoom. The images lack, I > am surprised that the single coated Summitar renders sharper images than > the modern Canon lens. > David, I am not all surprised. Cheap zooms suck. I have had a few of them over the years, but the only zooms I have really liked were the 4/35-70mm Leica and the 17-40mm L Canon I use now. Both are zooms, but both have a rather limited range and neither is cheap. The 28-200mm zooms that are being touted these days are just junk. Nathan -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com