[Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?

[frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)]

Hi Richard,
the biggest problem with my E3 has been inaccurate and inconsistent 
autofocus, compared to Nikon, particularly with long lenses. The 150mm is 
capable of great results but it usually misfocuses. It is not only the 
excessive AA filter causing the lack of sharpness.
My M8 files are noticeably better, and I am able to use fast lenses.
Frank

--- On Thu, 13/8/09, Richard Man <richard.lists at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Richard Man <richard.lists at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Thursday, 13 August, 2009, 7:57 AM
> Stop bursting Mark's bubbles :-)
> 
> The fact is no matter what the format size is, many of the
> older lens
> are not good enough for the high res sensors. This is why
> there are
> chromatic aberrations with Canon wide angle, or that they
> just don't
> resolve good enough sometimes. And this is again why the
> Olympus
> E-Systems makes sense :-)
> 
> BTW, I know Nathan says his M8 pics are much sharper than
> his E-3
> pics, but I beg to differ. To each of their own, of
> course.
> 
> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 11:44 PM, Henning Wulff<henningw at archiphoto.com>
> wrote:
> > There are probably a number of Zeiss lenses that are
> up to the task; the
> > 100/3.5 is probably among them. The 40's aren't, and
> most likely the 50/4
> > isn't either. Since the backs available are crop
> format, wider lenses are
> > necessary and the shorter ones aren't quite up to the
> best standards.
> >
> 
> 
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