Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aram Langhans wrote: >Hmm. Most of what I read says the Pre-IF was not as sharp as the IF >version. Who knows.... Maybe a issue with samples. Of course, our Leica >stuff is very consistent sample to sample. > >Any idea about the Olympus equivalent lens? The pre-IF non-ED was not as sharp. The pre-IF ED is much better. The Olympus is a good lens, IIRC it's not an IF lens so minimum focus distance is about 13'. The focussing action is a little smoother than the non-IF Nikkors. Here are Bj?rn R?rslett evaluations of the various Nikon lenses: http://www.naturfotograf.com/index2.html Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com