Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/07

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Subject: [Leica] Monster High-tech 50mm 1.4 from Sigma and everyone else -distortion
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Sat Feb 7 18:44:02 2009
References: <20090208020225.4AA2F1BF28D@ws1-10.us4.outblaze.com>

Why do you supposed Nikon stopped making it?


On Feb 7, 2009, at 8:05 PM, Marty Deveney wrote:

>
> The Nikkor 28/1.4 is a fantastic lens.  It balances very well on a  
> D700 or an F100.  The photos taken with a wide lens in this gallery:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Tsukiji/ are all taken  
> with that Nikkor.
>
> I prefer it to my Summilux 35 asph and the 28 Summicron, but I  
> suspect from having observed the performance of many of the newest  
> Leica M lenses, the new Leica 21 and 24mm Summilux wides will  
> perform better.
>
> Anyone who thinks that any of the M lenses are 'big' should get a  
> Nikkor 28/1.4.
>
> Marty
>
>
> Gallery: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene
>
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