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Subject: [Leica] Nikon vs Leica first test results.....
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler)
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 16:12:55 -0700
References: <022501cec135$b5bd42b0$2137c810$@verizon.net>

Sharpness is highly overrated...
:-)


On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at 
verizon.net>wrote:

> Don?t get on my case, this testing if for me?.  YMMV
>
> ( Ted, go take a blood pressure pill or push the delete button).
>
>
>
> Lenses:
>
> 18-35 AIS F3.5-4.5 lens  ( Non ?G lens)
>
> 24-85 AF S G F3.5-4.5 non-VR Lens
>
>
>
> I have several other Nikkor lenses, all fixed FL, but for this stage, they
> will not be tested.
>
>
>
> Methodology:  In this case, I took my 2 ?new? lenses on my D1x body to see
> what they could do, hand held at F3.5 or as open as possible  Figure the
> day
> was a sunny 16, so the shutter speed was up there.?..  NEF Images were
> taken
> and neutrally processed in LR4.  I was pixel peeping at 1:1.
>
> No companion Leica images.
>
>
>
> The body is a Nikon D1x  ( 1.5 crop / reduced format /small / old
> technology
> / cheap / maybe they call it DX format?  APSC format?)
>
> Why?  Because I own one and it was sitting in my bag.  I do not own (yet)
> and did not rent (yet) the expensive part of this project, a full frame
> D800e ( or similar).
>
>
>
> Implication: I was using the center of the frame?. The ?sweet spot? of the
> lens. Not exactly pushing the lens for its best.
>
>
>
> Images were taken outside of my back patio?. The subject were some high
> voltage towers about ? of a mile away.  Basically infinity.
>
>
>
> Without a lot of wasted verbage:
>
> First, the S lens ( silent wave) focus motor DID work.  Yes, I read it
> should work, but more importantly, it DID work.
>
> Second.. there is difference in the color of the images? John, right on
> that
> subject?.  I think a bit of work in either color balance or just image
> warmth would neutralize that.  No big deal.  I could not find any CA or
> other weirdness in the images.
>
> Third, the images came back pretty sharp?.. in the corners it was just
> fine,
> center it was as good.  ( Zoom lens vs fixed FL issue resolved.  Good enuf
> is good enuf).  They passed the first requirement? sharp enough on my
> existant camera.  ( if they failed on this camera, they would have really
> done poorly on a D800e so I would not have continued)
>
> Fourth, it fits in my camera bag ( at least the smaller 24-85 does.  The
> 18-35 is a bit too long.
>
> Fifth, the BEST output came from my 1980?s vintage 50mm F1.4 AIS manually
> focused lens at F4.  No surprise to me.
>
>
>
> So, first cut, the idea to replace Leica with Nikon is still a go?.testing
> will go further?. And be more precise and fussy.
>
>
>
> Frank Filippone
>
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
>
>
>
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-- 
Bob Adler


Replies: Reply from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Nikon vs Leica first test results.....)
In reply to: Message from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Nikon vs Leica first test results.....)