Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree. Erwin is a man of integrity. A thing which should be a given till proven otherwise. And unless done so should not even be brought up. I met him once. Very good vibe. A slow lens SHOULD be at least as good as a fast lens and cost less. This is basic logic and the way optical design tends to work. Speed in lens design is a compromise. Mark William Rabiner > From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 07:55:01 +0100 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] re: Erwin > > If Erwin had commercial interest in Leica, do you really think he > would be stating in his review of the 3.8/24mm that it is at least as > good if not better than the much more expensive 2.8/24mm? He has > certainly been critical of Leica when warranted. These insinuations > about his commercial interests come up from time to time, are always > unsubstantiated and are denied by Erwin. Having met him in person > several times, I choose to believe him. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Feb 3, 2009, at 7:13 AM, Marty Deveney wrote: > >> >> I take everything Erwin writes with a grain of salt, simply because >> I have never been satisfied that he does not have undeclared >> commercial interests in promoting Leica. His optical knowledge is >> solid, but he expresses himself poorly. I understand that he is not >> a native English speaker, but if he wants to publish as an >> authority, he should get his work edited for clarity. I also didn't >> like the pictures he has shown and would prefer to look at better >> pictures taken with less technically investigated equipment. >> >> I have an M8, a couple of film Leicas, some Nikon SLRs and a few >> Rolleiflexes. I may add a 5x7 or system medium format camera >> sometime. My professional photography is currently mostly limited >> to work down a microscope, for which I have a Zeiss scanning camera >> attached to our microscopes at work. For my own work, colour >> photography doesn't really interest me. I understand and am >> confortable with B&W film exposure, at least in terms of getting >> results that I like. Since it is 'personal work' this is all that >> matters. I have struggled with this with the M8 and am still >> equivocal about most monochrome digital work, including most of the >> very good work shown here on the LuG. I'd rather spend time >> shooting film happily and making myself happy than struggling with >> digital. I am comfortable with the output, the cost it incurs to >> me, and I think materials will be available for my lifetime, so I'm >> sticking with it. >> >> If Leica made an M8 with a monochrome sensor with wider dynamic >> range than the M8 and highlight rendition at least as good as the >> Nikon D700 I'd be interested. But I doubt they will ever make such >> a camera for a few cranks. I would also work differently if I was >> working for a newspaper, or taking photos of people's weddings, or >> something like that. >> >> Marty >> >> Gallery: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene >> >> >> -- >> Be Yourself @ mail.com! >> Choose From 200+ Email Addresses >> Get a Free Account at www.mail.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