Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Even the cheap 50mm f/1.8 [Nikon AF] [used with N8008] is much sharper that the summicron (a 1960s model)... I don't know whether I will come back to the M2 when I get it back... --Thib. ([] are mine -- BR) - ------------------------------------------------------------ Thib. That 50mm Nikkor 1.8AF is one of the best lenses Nikon makes. The price has nothing to do with the true value of that lens. I use it and I know what it can do. It's among the best made. I never compare Leica M lenses to anyone elses. Why? Two different modes of photography. The CRF is not a reflex. It has its own standards. It's a particular approach to a subject by the photographer. If you choose to use an M, you are directly confronting your subject. You are part of the camera. DOF is calculated in your head. Exposure is almost instantaneous. You have prefocussed for all intents and purposes. You are ahead of the shot. The technique is distinct. If you don't intend to use your M2, you shouldn't be a Leica photographer. It's not your style. It never was. The reflex is your style. I believe that I can use both styles; that I know when and where to use either. There is no need for me to compare a Leica M with a reflex. It never enters my mind. Bob