Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've found the Photodo ratings to be relatively good barometers at the high end, i.e., the highly rated ones are excellent lenses, and a few of the lower rated ones can be pretty excellent as well. I bought the 300/4 Zeiss Tele-Tessar despite its questionable rating, and it is a questionable performer. -- Jeffery ---- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: > Oh, how foolish of me - and here I thought the question had to do with what > one felt would be the best all around 50 to actually USE, rather than which > lens ranks highest in bench testing. Silly B. D. - this is the LUG...:-) > > > On 5/11/06 11:58 AM, "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > > > Mark: > > > > Someone mentioned Photodo and I paid them a visit. According to their > > report the 50 f2.0 Summicron performed at the top of the list. That, I > > guess, makes it the best. Think I'll order one asap. Damn, forgot, > > already have two of them. :-P > > > > Walt > > > > Mark Langer wrote: > > > >> I have another naieve question -- what constitutes the "best"? It > >> seems to > >> me that there is no one "best" lens unless you make clear the criteria > >> that > >> one uses to determine what "best" means. Value for money? Sheer > >> optical > >> performance? Do compactness, balance when mounted on the camera, speed, > >> ability to mount on both a screwmount and bayonet body, etc. matter in > >> this > >> evaluation? Depending on the criteria, I could opt for any one of a > >> number > >> of lenses to suggest, even with the limitation of only speaking of ones > >> I > >> have used personally. > >> > >> Mark > >> > >> On 5/11/06, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> On May 11, 2006, at 8:15 AM, Mark Langer wrote: > >>> > >>>> How can people say that this lens is the best when it isn't even > >>>> available > >>>> yet? > >>> > >>> > >>> easy Mark... the same way they can compare two lenses that they have > >>> never used, and with absolute authority select the best... > >>> > >>> :-) > >>> > >>> Steve > >>> > >>>> > >>>> Enquiring minds want to know. > >>>> > >>>> Mark > >>>> > >>>> On 5/11/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Daniel, I put a down payment of $100 on that new Heliar two months > >>>>> ago. > >>>>> I'm hoping that my serial number will be 0000003. > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Jeffery > >>>>> > >>>>> ---- Daniel Ridings <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>>> On 5/11/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > >>>>>>> Now, this isn't a "What should I buy?" question because I > >>>>> have nearly > >>>>> all > >>>>>>> of them already. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Ahem ... > >>>>>> http://www.cameraquest.com/inventor.htm > >>>>>> > >>>>>> scroll down to the 50/2.0 Heliar. You're going to need that one > >>>>> and you > >>>>> know it. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> I have a pretty good idea of what most folks would say, but > >>>>> wondered > >>>>> if I am > >>>>>>> right. If the Department of Homeland Security dictated that a > >>>>> photographer > >>>>>>> could have only one lens, a 50 (so you couldn't take pictures of > >>>>> places you > >>>>>>> planned to attack), what would it be? Oh, and it has to be Leica. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Since it would be very difficult and time consuming to really > >>>>> take all > >>>>>> of the variables into consideration and give them correct > >>>>> answers ... > >>>>>> I'd get boring on you and opt out with ... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Summicron > >>>>>> > >>>>>> You really can't go wrong with a Summicron. I'd never have to look > >>>>>> back and wonder if I made the right choice. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Daniel > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >>>>> information > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information