Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:42 AM 12/6/2006, you wrote: >The amount of "noise" in the M8 is significantly higher, however, >the sharpness favors the Leica. This could be the 24 F1.4 lens vs >the 21 F2.8 lens compromises..... The Leica lens could be just plain >sharper. Yes, that's it. The 24/1.4 is a great Canon L lens - $1,195 more or less but it doesn't compare to the Leica 21/2.8 - $3495. >Are these cameras the same price? Ditto the lens prices (new, >street prices). Apples = Apples? Leicas are a lot more. Canon 5D - $2799.95 Leica M8 - $4795 Leica lenses are also about twice as much as Canons. >BTW, the Canon 24 is a full 2 stops faster.....So at the same >shutter speed ( or hand holding speed), the Canon can work at 1/4 the >light..... still favors the Canon. They were all made at f/5.6 except the Canon 3600 which was at 2.0 - just experimenting with depth of field there. I'm going to try some more experiments later. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA http://www.tinamanley.com