Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/22

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Doomed: Leica MP 0.58x
From: leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)
Date: Sat Jan 22 06:04:39 2005
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNOEPCBBAB.red735i@earthlink.net><Pine.SOL.4.58-L.0501220604220.20612@hedvig.uio.no><026501c50040$f6d24710$24a0fea9@MacPhisto> <Pine.SOL.4.58-L.0501220619500.20612@hedvig.uio.no>

Gotta step in, the Nikon 24-85mm lens is one if not Nikon's worst. I bought
this lens and thankfully got some of my money back from it.

The contrast was very, very, very crap. Sharpness was absolete.

Take a 50/2.8 anyday.

I could very much tell the difference on print.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Ridings" Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Doomed: Leica MP 0.58x


> Chris,
>
> The crappiest lens I have (seen in PS) is the 50/2.8 Elmar. The consumer
> zoom I have (24-85 Nikkor) blows it away.
>
> Once they're out on a print ... you can't tell the difference.
>
> Daniel



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Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re: Doomed: Leica MP 0.58x)
Message from daniel.ridings at edd.uio.no (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] Re: Doomed: Leica MP 0.58x)