[Leica] Monster High-tech 50mm 1.4 from Sigma and everyone else -distortion

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Except we expect an SLR lens to be big.
They CAN be big.
They don't get in the way of the viewfinder nor throw off the balance of an
SLR or DSLR camera.
I submit a rangefinder lens really needs to most the time be on the small
side. Like the size of a 35 Summicron ASPH.
And I don't think I'm thinking of this like its a new idea. I think lots of
people have thought and felt this way for a long time.

We now have a 24 made by Leica which is roughly the size of a 35 ASPH
Summicron. For me that's a BIG step in the right direction from Leica.
Some fast glass is great but the must useful glass for me on an M is going
to be compact first.
With me.
And unobtrusive and light.


I also light compact glass for cropped digital DSLR shooting from day to
day.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Marty Deveney <freakscene@weirdness.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 21:02:25 -0500
> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] Monster High-tech 50mm 1.4 from Sigma and everyone else
> -distortion
> 
> 
> The Nikkor 28/1.4 is a fantastic lens.  It balances very well on a D700 or 
> an
> F100.  The photos taken with a wide lens in this gallery:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Tsukiji/ are all taken with 
> that
> Nikkor.
> 
> I prefer it to my Summilux 35 asph and the 28 Summicron, but I suspect from
> having observed the performance of many of the newest Leica M lenses, the 
> new
> Leica 21 and 24mm Summilux wides will perform better.
> 
> Anyone who thinks that any of the M lenses are 'big' should get a Nikkor
> 28/1.4.
> 
> Marty
> 
> 
> Gallery: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene
> 
> 
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