Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leica R: Is It Worth It?
From: "Bud Cook" <budcook@ibm.net>
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 08:56:26 -0500

It's the color!  Unless Nikon has changed in the recent past, I much prefer
the color rendition (not to mention contrast) of Leica (and Contax) lenses
over Nikon.
Bud

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
[Snip]
>
> The Nikon/R question is a really subjective one. If you already have a
Nikon
> system, with pro lenses, you need to weigh the theoretical optical
> improvement against the bath you'll take on the Nikon stuff. And when I
say
> theoretical, I don't argue that the Leica stuff may not do better on MTF
> charts....whether it does better in the real world, however, with the
camera
> clenched in your shaky hands, is another question entirely....
>
> B. D.
>
>