Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mikiro wrote: >In my limited experience (I do not copy flat subjects!), a 60/2.8 Macro >Elmarit, a 60/2.8 Macro Planar, a 60/2.8 AF Nikkor, and a 50/2.8 AF Minolta >were all hard to fault despite some character differences. However, lack of >floating elements in Leica and Zeiss should have limitations with reducing >abberations both in macro and infinity settings (Obviously so in their MTF >charts). This is just theoretical.... I use a Macro Elmartit 60mm as an >everyday lens and am just happy with it. I don't so much copying of flat objects, only some. But when photographing an object with straight lines it is often important that these straight lines appear that way in the photograph. My guess is that all these lenses are good. I just wonder if anyone has direct experience with the Leica and is it better? Or the Zeiss, orŠ Henry Ambrose