[Leica] Camera-Lens comparisons

[leicaslacker at gmail.com (kyle cassidy on the LUG)]

" Put a 50mm  Summilux ASPH on an M9 on a tripod, focus carefully, and 
oh-my-gawd. Aperture is largely irrelevant beyond depth of field."

I am very glad to see Leica living up to the hype! They may have come out of 
the gate slow, but they finally got in the race with what appears to be a 
very good dog.

k


On Nov 17, 2010, at 6:40 PM, James Laird wrote:

> Yeah I don't get it. Why didn't they put a good 50mm on the 1Ds? They
> compared apples and oranges (mind you, I am NOT a Canon fan, but hey?)
> Would have been much more interesting. The Summilux did shine though!
> 
> Jim Laird
> 
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at 
> archiphoto.com> wrote:
>> On Luminous Landscape: http://thurly.net/0bdu
>> 
>> Not a particularly well engineered comparison, but interesting never the
>> less. It provides some insight into the differences between an M9 and an 
>> MF
>> camera (and incidentally, a Canon 1Ds III).