Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Whilst it is not one you mention here, I went for the Zeiss Sonnar 50mm f1.5 which I bought used from a UK dealer to use on my M9. I am very pleased indeed with it, it is producing very good images. I have to take issue with you on the fact that the M9 is no good above 400iso. as I have been shooting some work at 1600iso and very occasionally at 2000iso and I have had no problem. Gerry Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 > On 16 Sep 2015, at 23:01, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > The Zeiss was made in a completely different area of the Cosina factory in > which espresso was served to the employees during breaks. The Voigtl?nder > workers had to drink regular coffee out of a coffee pot. > The Zeiss lens in silver looks like a serous piece of glass. I love those > third f stops who could think of such a thing!? The Voigtl?nder looks like > a > very interesting funky piece of glass where you don't quite know how to > get > to the focusing ring but that's ok you could trade it for something else at > the next swap meet. > > When I think Leica I think Summicron. And that's f2 and be there. > To me shooting f2 on a Leica camera is a very satisfying and expected > thing. > > Both lenes look like junk in black. > I find it much more important that my lenses look good than my jpegs. > > The Zeiss ZM series is very much about not getting focus shift and is very > proud of the fact that its not an aspherical lens. As if that was the > reason. This is not a plus for me I'm very happy about living in the 21st > century shooting aspherical glass. > > With the Voigtl?nder costing the same as the ZM Zeiss you're both getting > a > great deal on the Zeiss and getting a bad deal on the Voigtl?nder, > All kinds of Voigtl?nder glass being sold new now at B&H for a half a > grand. > Most of the ZM Zeiss glass new at B&H selling for a full grand US money. > And they say CARL ZEISS on them in big fat slightly Germanic type face. > On the inner rim kind of like a cue card. > > > On 9/16/15 5:23 PM, "Kyle Cassidy" <leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote: > >> So I can get a voightlander 50 1.5 in m mount or the zeiss 50mm 2.0. Same >> price. Which would you go with? I'm leaning toward the voightlander for >> the >> extra stop because the m9 is useless above 400..... >> >> Thoughts? >> >> Sent from my iPhone plz excuse the typoss keyb0ard is reaLly small. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information