Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard, to my eyes, the M8 image is, overall, sharper than the G1 image. I don't see much evidence of variations in different parts of the image. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 7:14 PM Subject: [Leica] R lenses on G1 and M8 > Hi Richard, > I put my Elmarit 19mm V 1 on the G1 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/M+Lenses+to+Micro+4-3rds/19ElmaritRonG1w.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/aytn89 > > and took comparison pictures with the M8 > > Here's the 19mm on the G1 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/M+Lenses+to+Micro+4-3rds/G1Elmarit19w.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/9rzh27 > > Here's the 19mm on the M8 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/M+Lenses+to+Micro+4-3rds/L8Elmarit19Croppedw.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/8n8zj4 > > The M8 image has been adjusted to be the same size as the G1 image so > corner comparisons are not very viable. > The 19 is too big to be balanced on such small camera bodies. I prefer to > use it on my Nikon D700 where it produces very > satisfactory images for a 35 year old lens. > > Cheers > Howard > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >