Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is a bit of wild speculation from me here but given that wide angle lenses are extremely sensitive to element position - to the micron level - it seems entirely plausible that the finest optical quality in WA lenses may only be able to come from manual focus lenses simply because the compromise needed to allow for the backlash and movement needed for a fast AF and low battery consumption forces the maker into a more compromised optical design. Frank On 20 Dec, 2005, at 18:35, Didier Ludwig wrote: > >>> But I can second Mehrdad that manual focus lenses will rather not >>> sell like sliced bread amongst DSLR users. >> >> >> For many shooters this may be true, but there are a some Canon >> shooters >> out there buying wideangle Leica glass for their DSLR... > > I know, and some of them are said to hang around in the LUG :-) > But it's a small niche where ZI jumps in. > Didier > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information