Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter Klein wrote: > > At 10:23 PM 9/13/03 -0700, "Richard F. Man" <richard@imagecraft.com> wrote: > > >Yes, one of the perpetual comparison question. Which one is "best" wide > >open at 1.4, and how soft is the Canon at 1.2? > > > >Looks like there's a Nikkor 1.4 and a Canon 1.2 for sale right now, I am > >somewhat tempted.... > > Richard: Go to http://www.dantestella.com/technical.html > Peruse the sections "Canon lenses for Leica" and "Nikkor lenses for > Leica." They will tell you a great deal about these lenses, with some > sample pictures. > > I used to have a 50/1.4 Nikkor. It was decent wide open and close up, with > a kind of retro look. Low contrast, but quite usable with some contrast > adjustments for printing. Because it is optimized for wide open and close > up, the outer areas of the picture suffer even when stopped down. > ><Snip> I tried to get http://www.dantestella.com/technical.html but as all members of the lug are looking at it right now it didn't come up. Or Dante got paranoid and tried to fix it up before the guests arrived. I bet he's just in purgatory about that. GREAT POST PETER (I yelled, sorry) Opps looks like it's MY internet thing. I PAID THE BILL I PROMISE!!!. It knows that. It has access to my bank account. There is no money in there. The machines ate it. The Nikon lenses ate it. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabinergroup.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html