Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: > I spent a fortune on a 21 and 24 ASPH Elmarit M's 7 and 8 years ago and got > great results with them on film. > > Unlike Canon glass I'd bet they'd give me excellent performance right out to > the edges on a Leica approved sensor just like they do with film. The trick is finding that Leica-approved sensor. At the moment the M8 is the best available for your ASPH lenses. The angle of incidence of the RF camera bites M wides much more than it does the Canon wides on an SLR. > They are no holds barred optics which deserve better than this: > > 21 * 1.33 = 27.93 > 24 * 1.33 = 31.92 Agreed... likewise my APO lenses (100 and 280) deserve a full-frame sensor. OTOH the pictures I get using the 280 on a cropped sensor are better than the ones I wouldn't get if I were to put the lens on a shelf until a 24mm x 36mm Leica-approved sensor comes on the market. The choice as I see it: collect dust or make cropped pictures. My lenses deserve better than to collect dust (they also deserve a 16-bit sensor like the DMR's). Doug Herr Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web