Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/18

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica vs others
From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 12:22:51 -0700

My error, sorry.

> ----------
> From: 	Robert G. Stevens[SMTP:robsteve@hfx.andara.com]
> Reply To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Sent: 	Wednesday, August 18, 1999 10:01 AM
> To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: 	Re: [Leica] Leica vs others
> 
> Peter:
> 
> You must be confused ;-) I have the Leica 400 2.8,  280 2.8, and 180 F2.
> They all blow the background out of focus.  I use fast glass mainly to use
> 100 speed slide film rather than faster films with more grain.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Robert
> 
>  At 09:35 AM 8/18/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >> Robert G. Stevens wrote:
> >> 
> >	<edited>
> >
> >> As for the Canon lens, remember that IS is not used when using a tripod
> or
> >> for sports.  A lens like this would always be used on a tripod.  If you
> >> want to do nature, you will use manual focus all the time anyways to
> get
> >> the eyes of the subject in focus.  EOS lenses on manual focus have a
> >> shitty
> >> feel to them since you are not actually moving the lens with the focus
> >> ring, but providing input for the ultrasonic motor to know where to
> move.
> >> As for weight, if you compare the Leica 400 2.8 to the Canon 400 2.8,
> the
> >> Leica is quite a bit lighter.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Regards,
> >> 
> >> Robert
> >> 
> >	----------------------------------------------------
> >
> >	While you may be partially correct, the new AF system from Canon is
> >quite good and does allow you to use AF even with nature.  One comment,
> even
> >thogh the 6.8 (I believe) 
> >	lens you picked up is sharp, you still will not be able to blow out
> >the background like you could with the 400mm F2.8 of another
> manufacturer.
> >BUt if you shoot at F8, then it does not matter.
> >
> >	Peter K
> >
> >
>