Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for being a good sport Francesco. And good luck in finding what you want. Jim At 07:51 PM 10/6/98 -0700, you wrote: >I appreciate your humor in analyzing my situation! > >I guess what you say is probably true.....I am too fanatical about >perfection in equipment, and I obsess about little details. YES, >I am a perfectionist. I am simply trying to get others opinions >on lenses that I am considering buying, not relying completely >on others' opinions to make buying decisions. > >In the end, I usually make a decision by borrowing the lens from the >shop for a day and testing it myself in the field. All my questions are >just helping me narrow down the field...... > >Francesco > > > >At 02:57 PM 10/6/98 -0700, Jim Brick wrote: >>At 08:16 AM 10/6/98 -0700, you wrote: >> >>>Now, how does the Summicron-R 50 compare to the Summicron-M 50, >>>in your opinion? >>> >>>Francesco >>> >> >> >>Hey Francesco... since you are having a committee pick your camera system, >>you should have the committee do your photography. Then you won't have to >>worry about insignificant and imperceptible differences between two nearly >>identical lenses. Certainly differences that the human vision system cannot >>possibly detect. >> >>The only way to solve your plight, is to buy an optics lab, hire someone >>like Erwin Puts, and then buy one of everything and have it tested. But you >>also know, from both Erwin and the LUG, that scientific lens testing does >>not tell the story in human terms. And each human selects equipment based >>on different criteria. Different from other humans. So, basically, your >>asking other people, to compare lenses, is useless to you, and anyone else. >> >>Pick the camera, R or M, then pick the appropriate lens by the focal length >>and maximum aperture that you want. All of the lenses are good. >> >>Jim >> >>PS... now the real answer. Buy an R8, a new 35-70/2.8 ASPH, 70-180/2.8 APO, >>and the 19 and 28 as your wide angles. All new lenses, all to Leica's >>highest standards, all focal lengths covered. Want longer than 180? The APO >>Modular system will give you everything from 280 to 800 in APO glass. All >>of the finest lenses money can buy are waiting. Go for it. >> >>Oops... forget the 19mm. There are no filter threads so you cannot mount a >>UV filter. Sorry. How about a discontinued 21? >> >>;-) >>http://www.photoaccess.com >>Jim Brick, ASMP, BIAA >>Photo Access >>(650) 470-1132 >>Visual Impressions Publishing >>Visual Impressions Photography >>(408) 296-1629 >> >