Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, A proof to the contrary is given by the R (film) lenses that give excellent results on the DMR. What remains to be seen is how the extreme wide angles perform on the M8, as on the M series these are not retrofocus constructions. Peter >-- Original-Nachricht -- >From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital Leica M >Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 11:29:41 +0100 >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > > >You are wrong here Richard, there is a plenty of hard information >that M lenses are unsuited to digital sensors. That is what Leica >said officially themselves until the Epson RD1 showed they were not >too bad and customer pressure lead to them going ahead, by all >accounts against their better judgement. I believe that the hurried >RD1 which has loads of shortcomings still is fun to use. Probably >Leica will not rush it and use better technology to ameliorate the >problems but there still is hard data that the M lenses will not be >as good on digital than film. The first statement regarding their >unsuitability came from Leica themselves and the subsequent >discussion is presumably in the archives. >Frank > >On 17 Jun, 2006, at 01:37, Richard wrote: > >> #%$^%! Sorry, this post really personifies the worst of the >> "Speculate To DEATH" nature of the LUG. With no hard data, now >> people are saying that the Leica lens will be crap on the Digital >> M. WTF? >> >> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, >> please use richard at imagecraft.com) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information