Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/24

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Subject: [Leica] R lens comparison
From: jmaddox01 at suddenlink.net (Jack Maddox)
Date: Mon Sep 24 06:12:05 2007
References: <C31CB007.6C0F7%mark@rabinergroup.com> <46F7A905.8090500@suddenlink.net> <46F7B4DE.6030805@numericable.fr>

Philippe,

I remember this shot from its original post. It is very nice. What lens 
was used for this one?

Jack

Philippe Amard wrote:
> Jack,
>
> R glass(es) is not always as bad as its reputation will have it to be 
> - it  allows you to shoot things Ms won't - watch THIS 
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/84335-1/PAW-20-For-Rose.jpg> for 
> instance, and if you wait long enough for all the pixels to download, 
> you'll be able to judge for yourself. Different uses require different 
> tools. :-)
>
> Yours
> Phil...x
>
>
> Jack Maddox wrote:
>
>> Thanks to all (Mark, Hoppy, Chris,Gene } for your responses to the R 
>> lens question. I am an avid eBay watcher. It seems to me that R 
>> lenses  lag behind rangefinder lenses in price. I was trying  to 
>> ascertain  if this was because of image  quality or just plain  
>> supply and demand issues.I have delayed purchasing Erwins compendium 
>> long enough. I intend to obtain and read it.Thanks for bringing it to 
>> my attention again.
>>
>> Jack
>>
>> Mark Rabiner wrote:
>>
>>>> Jack, I recommend two books for you.
>>>> Erwin Puts Leica Lens Compendium is an excellent source of 
>>>> information. For
>>>> Leica fans, I think definitely worth owning the hard
>>>> copy. Erwin's site reports that there may be a new book in the 
>>>> future. The
>>>> current one was published by Hove, no longer in business,
>>>> but I think the book is still commonly available. You can download 
>>>> the most
>>>> current version of the book (sans pictures) from Erwin's
>>>> site with a donation requested. http://www.imx.nl/photo/site_map.html
>>>> The smaller "Leica Pocket Book" also from Hove has good information 
>>>> too,
>>>> including the MTF diagrams. I think that the 7th edition
>>>> from 2004 is the latest. One point that Erwin makes is that a 
>>>> number of more
>>>> modern M lenses share common design and performance
>>>> attributes with their R cousins. Amongst the macros and telephotos 
>>>> for the R,
>>>> some designs are apparently unsurpassed by any other
>>>> optics. People like Doug Herr and other owners and users of these 
>>>> here on this
>>>> list will be able to attest to that, I think.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Hoppy
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ewins book reads better than a 25 cent paperback thriller. You cant 
>>> put it
>>> down.
>>> Shame he doesn't make any money on it I don't think when you buy one.
>>> The publishing company went under and its a mess so I read.
>>>
>>> Hope it gets picked up again and updated.
>>> So the very latest stuff is in there. Like the new tri Elmar.
>>> Love to hear about what he'd say about that.
>>>
>>> He raves about the old tri Elmar to an extent which is one of the 
>>> few things
>>> I don't see eye to eye with in the book. Though I've never used one. 
>>> It kind
>>> of leaves me cold. A huge f4 trying to be three lenses.
>>> I think of it as a "try Elmar".
>>>
>>> But a 16
>>> 18 &
>>> 21!
>>>
>>> That's two focal lengths Leica had not made yet.
>>> And an ultra wide not quite zoom but varifocal lens might be not 
>>> such an
>>> incorrect term.
>>>
>>> Or 21-24-28
>>>
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>> rabinergroup.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Replies: Reply from phamard at numericable.fr (Philippe Amard) ([Leica] R lens comparison)
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