Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/17

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Subject: [Leica] The MTFs
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:51:47 -0500
References: <7ac27f4f0908131533t699caaan3f8ea20a366d0c07@mail.gmail.com> <211B3391-222E-45D8-A20B-0B6134AAFEC5@frozenlight.eu> <7ac27f4f0908162315s6ba40d76r207572c4ee3c0124@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Richard Man <richard.lists at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> I am dropping the subject as it;s getting heated. No reason to argue
> just to prove one is right or wrong.
>


Excuse me, then why did you bother to type  the next few paragraphs?




Let me just say that from my own
> experience, just in terms of sharpness issues, if used properly, the
> E-3 images stand up quite well to the Leica M8. The M8 is sharper, but
> not MUCH sharper etc. Edge to edge, the Olympus is one of the best.
> Divide by the price, and it's probably the best, price performance
> wise.
>
> And just to reiterate, yes, I print, lots. Big too.
>
> And yes, I do prefer the Leica for 80% of what I do, because as a
> camera system, it fits my style more. The other 20% is because I need
> autofocus, zoom, low light (in some conditions), macro, telephoto,
> e.g. all the things that Leica rangefinders are not good for.
>
> Your mileage may vary of course, and if your M8 prints are MUCH
> sharper than your E-3 prints, good for you.
>
> My opinion differs, and we can just leave it as that.
>
> But Leica DOT is just a company. Its products have flaws, and if
> someone were to get upset about me saying the way I see it, well...
> not much I can do.


-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
Natchitoches, Louisiana
(+31.754164,-093.099080)


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