Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Leica science VS Leica art ! I go with the latter. Look at what my lens does. If it's what I want, I'm happy. I buy lenses for what they can do - 35 Summilux over 35 Summicron not because it is a tad bit better or worse, but because it's a 1.4 lens. It's Leica, and I don't care if there's a lens that's a tiny bit better, if it's a stop slower. A Summicron doesn't do anything at 1.4, so what good is comparing them? It's fun. Not piratical. For you, I suspect that info would be relevant. Go for it. But I suspect one really has to know a lot about optical engineering to really get something significant out of MTF curves, and you'd have to see a lot of curves to really understand a lens' performance. Not just one that someone shows. That's why I think for average photographers, let guys like Erwin do testing, and let Leica read the MTF's. I just shoot with the best glass I can afford. - -- Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch The night wind swirls; Rain taps the leaves; cameras asleep in their cases Donal Philby