Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Vince Passaro wrote: >Admittedly it was all in comparison but the level of detail at 100 percent >was to my eye rather intense and more than I expected. Those ducks and the >people are a good 300 meters from my window and 100 meters further on in the >picture (on the full size version) it's still that clear. Now as Doug >pointed out this appears as nothing relative to a Leica R Telyt 180 (or his >beloved 250) but for a small light* $45 lens it surprised me. And I wouldn't >have commented to the group about this relatively minor matter except that >there was a longish thread about this lens 4-6 weeks ago. That it's a Nikon >led me first to pray to the Dr. Ted-god for forgiveness in bringing it up at >all. >V > >* weighs roughly what my Leica R Elmarit 35mm weighs. > > >On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 12:37 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at >mac.com>wrote: > >> What, about these image samples, "knocked [your] socks off"? >> I don't see any thing at all special. >> What should I be looking at (for)? > I had the 200mm f/4 also, and my results were pretty much in line with Vince's. Decent, nothing to get excited about, but for the price I paid ($0.00) it was quite a bargain. I passed it along to a student for the same price I paid for it. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com