Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/23

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Subject: [Leica] R lens comparison
From: marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)
Date: Sun Sep 23 18:55:21 2007
References: <46F7140A.5090109@suddenlink.net>

At 09:34 PM 9/23/2007, Jack Maddox wrote:
 >Hi All,
 >
 >Having never used a Leica R camera I am curious as to how the R lenses
 >compare with their rangefinder counterparts.

How high is up?  How large is big?  The 
requirements for SLR and rangefinder system 
lenses are distinct and this means that it is 
hard to equate many of them.  But, in the end, 
optical excellence is optical excellence.  And, 
for that matter, many of these lenses are now 
optically identical where this does not inflict 
pain on the needs of the system.

Shucks, if you restrict yourself to purchasing a 
Leica M3 and use only the lenses made available 
for it during the 1950's, you will be challenged 
beyond your abilities.  If you purchase an 
original Leicaflex and do the same for the SLR 
lenses made during the 1960's, the same 
applies.  You can spend a lifetime with either of 
these sets and never exhaust the 
ossibilites.  The newer cameras and the newer 
lenses have made it better but, shucks, some of 
us are happy with a IIIc and Summitar.

Optical excellence is optical excellence.  And 
Leitz has aimed at that since the later 1930's 
once they started making some money from the sale of their oddball RF camera.

Marc


msmall@aya.yale.edu
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