Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<<<<<Btw I heard some of those much vaunted R lenses are actually rebadged Sigmas?? If so I wouldn't want to go near any of them :) Actually, I think this only applies to the 28-70 Vario-Elmar. Some of the early designs were partnerships with Minolta of some kind also. Because of this the 28-70 is not received very well. However, I own one (got an amazing deal on it) and I use it a lot. Because of its convenience I will often get a shot with it that I blow up to 16x20 or so and the lens looks GREAT. Even though it's a Sigma design, it's under Leica's quality control, so maybe the design is great, but Sigma's quality control sucks. I know the 16 fisheye is a Minolta design, yet it rates as one of the best in lens tests for 35mm fisheye lenses, far above the Minolta brand one. My $0.02 - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Red Dawn Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 9:00 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Leica DSLR - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Johnny Deadman Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leica DSLR >MTF frequency is only one part of the story. Cameras like the 1Ds are >EXTREMELY unforgiving of lenses. It's simply wrong to say it doesn't >matter what lens you use because sharpness at the edges and the >correction of chromatic aberration have nothing to do with center MTF >frequency. The 1Ds sensor outperforms all but the very best lenses when >you consider the whole field of view. Hi John That correlates to my experiences with a D30 for about a year - there is a significant difference between putting a top of the line Sigma lens as opposed to an original Canon L lens - differences that can be easily observed in the form of image quality. Btw I heard some of those much vaunted R lenses are actually rebadged Sigmas?? If so I wouldn't want to go near any of them :) Boon Hwee - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html