Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0047_01BE837E.923027E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Two weeks ago, I told you about the Swedish mini-LUG meet, where I saw the Ricoh 28/2,8 on Tuulikki Abrahamsson's M4-P. I liked the looks of this lens, and told it to the LUG. After two days, Hong Kong LUGer Joseph Yao mailed me, telling me that he had seen a used sample in a Hong Kong shop, and offered to buy it for me! I said Yes! and within a week I had the lens in my hands. I have just developed the first roll of pictures made by it. I think this lens is definitely better than the second generation Elmar 28 that I used earlier, it is sharper and has more contrast on the larger F/stops. I am very pleased with the Ricoh and it is better than I expected it to be wide open. Some time ago Tom Abrahamsson wrote that "this lens gives 90% of Leica optical quality at 50% of the price", and that is no understatement. Other advantages is that the lens is as compact as the M-Rokkor 28, but much more solidly built. Finish and mechanical quality is 100%! It would be interesting to put in on Erwin's test bench for a more scientific comparison with the current M-Elmar 28. I suspect that these two lenses are very close in performance. The world is indeed getting smaller with Internet and the LUG. The Ricoh is an extremely rare lens here in Scandinavia, and I think it is amazing that I was able to find a sample on the used market in Hong Kong. It would not have been possible without the LUG society, that is for sure! Regards to all LUGers! Hans - ------=_NextPart_000_0047_01BE837E.923027E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 = Transitional//EN"> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Two weeks ago, I told you about the Swedish mini-LUG = meet,=20 where I saw the Ricoh 28/2,8 on Tuulikki Abrahamsson's M4-P. I liked the = looks=20 of this lens, and told it to the LUG. After two days, Hong Kong LUGer = Joseph Yao=20 mailed me, telling me that he had seen a used sample in a Hong Kong = shop, and=20 offered to buy it for me!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I said Yes! and within a week I had the lens in my = hands. I=20 have just developed the first roll of pictures made by it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I think this lens is definitely better than the = second=20 generation Elmar 28 that I used earlier, it is sharper and has more = contrast on=20 the larger F/stops. I am very pleased with the Ricoh and it is better = than I=20 expected it to be wide open. Some time ago Tom Abrahamsson wrote that = "this=20 lens gives 90% of Leica optical quality at 50% of the price", and = that is=20 no understatement. Other advantages is that the lens is as compact as = the=20 M-Rokkor 28, but much more solidly built. Finish and mechanical quality = is 100%!=20 It would be interesting to put in on Erwin's test bench for a more = scientific=20 comparison with the current M-Elmar 28. I suspect that these two lenses = are very=20 close in performance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>The world is indeed getting smaller = with=20 Internet and the LUG. The Ricoh is an extremely rare lens here in = Scandinavia,=20 and I think it is amazing that I was able to find a sample on the used = market in=20 Hong Kong. It would not have been possible without the LUG society, that = is for=20 sure!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Regards to all LUGers!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hans</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_0047_01BE837E.923027E0--