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Subject: [Leica] a "pro-hobbyist" evaluates an M9 . . . ICK
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2013 16:32:31 -0800
References: <CD0884E6.2CBB%mark@rabinergroup.com> <B87C31DB15084DD6B2D4BD1CE004A041@billHP> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E99EF7B7A5@WHIZZMAIL02.whizz.org> <00aa01cde880$3da6c550$b8f44ff0$@verizon.net>

I was thinking the same. As good as Leica's lens are, there's no way that a
properly adjusted Hassy cannot compete. It's 4 times the negative size area
and Zeiss glass is no slouch by any measure.


On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> 
wrote:

> You should have had the body checked out.....  If all 3 of the lenses on a
> single body are out of focus, then suspect the body first.  ( I thin I had
> mine adjusted for this.... they called it something like body length.....)
>
> If one lens is out, the others in, then it probably is the lens.....
>
> The lenses on a Hasselblad are scary sharp... if everything is working
> right.....
>
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
> When I scanned in my Hasselblad negs (FP4) taken on SWC/M, 50, 80, 150 C T*
> lenses (my last kit was CF 903 SWC/M, 50, 100, 180) the Superwide ones were
> the only ones which were really sharp at 3200dpi. The others I am quite
> happy to be using the Leica's instead of.
>
> John
>
>
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-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


Replies: Reply from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] a "pro-hobbyist" evaluates an M9 . . . ICK)
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