Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I quite agree. Been there done that with the very excellent IMO M8. I've ended up with almost surplus 15 VC, 75 and 28 elmarit, all purchased to suit the M8. We'll see, but I love my full frame M9, and when I use my micro 4/3 stuff or my oly, I just use their lenses. On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 7:31 PM, <lrzeitlin at aol.com> wrote: > Fair enough to the M8 but comparing a smaller APS-C to a fullframe, what > will my full frame lenses do on a cropped frame camera? I am quite happy > with my Leica bodies, I have seen results (raw) from Fuji but do not feel > the slightest urge to buy despite that being easily within my capability > ;-) > > > john > > - - - - > > > Some legacy lenses do better on a smaller frame sensor than on a full > frame sensor. The difficult task for lens designers is to get the edges of > the frame as sharp as the center. Most of my older Leica mount lenses, 50 > mm Summicron, 35 mm Summaron, and /f1.2 50 mm Canon show appreciable fall > off in resolution and illumination at the corners of a full 35 mm frame. > When I use those lenses on a Micro 4/3 sensor, I'm just using the sweet > center of the field and get sharp pictures with hardly any fall off.?The > trick is to stop thinking of a 50 mm legacy lens as a 50 mm lens. Just > think of it as a high speed 100 mm telephoto. You will be much happier. > Larry Z > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA