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Subject: [Leica] Macro Comparison Leica v. Yashica
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Tue Apr 12 10:53:39 2005
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Gr?ezi Didier,
I've already come around to thinking of testing the Elmar on a Leica
body with fine grain film, I still can't really believe that the
difference can be so great. With luck I should have some slides ready
sometime next week.
cheers
Douglas

Didier Ludwig wrote:

> Douglas
> I think Leica glass is not always and everywhere that superior like many 
> might believe, but THIS difference's definitely too big. Nothing against 
> Yashica - but I tend to believe that there's something wrong with your 
> Elmar - or a problem with the combination of a macro-lens and R adapter 
> on a Canon mount. But I'm not experienced with all three aspects at all.
> Didier
> 
>> I didn't believe it either at first - I've had so many indirect
>> comparisons while shooting flowers over the last few days that I can no
>> longer deny that the Yashica is better by far. I'm sure I can't have been
>> focussing the Leica short that often, my eyes are bad - but not that bad.
>> Douglas
>>
>>> There's indeed a surprising difference in favor of the Yashica. It 
>>> looks to me like the Elmar shot is focused too short? Otherwise I 
>>> can't imagine such a sharpness difference (I compared the little 
>>> scratch between "S" and "2").
>>> Didier
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/Leicaf8
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album150/CY_f8
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Replies: Reply from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] Macro Comparison Leica v. Yashica - charts)
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