Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes. It's the f4 model. I've never seen the f2.8 model. Len On Dec 1, 2012, at 12:59 PM, Robert Meier wrote: > Is the Leica R 35-70mm lens you are talking about the f4 model? > > Robert > > On Dec 1, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Leonard Taupier <len-1 at comcast.net> > wrote: > >> Gene, >> >> I don't think the 180mm comparison will be too useful. I've >> compared those two lenses on the same body and the Leica is a much >> higher resolution lens. That's looking at both at f4. But the zoom >> comparison should be interesting and probably a good test. I >> compared the Leica-R 35-70mm against the Nikon's 24-70mm >> predecessor, the 28-70mm f2.8 and found the Leica lens had >> slightly higher contrast. The newer 24-70mm is a better lens >> though. For both tests I used the Oly E-M5 which has a higher >> resolution sensor than either the DMR or D800 but being a M4/3 >> sensor my test was only on center resolution. >> >> Len >> >> >> On Nov 30, 2012, at 5:50 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: >> >>> Frank, >>> >>> No I have not seen any comparisons of the DMR and D800E. Can't >>> comment on the D800, but I do have a D4, and just off the top, >>> the DMR does a fair job against the D4 for an 8? year old >>> design. Although I have not made a side by side comparison of >>> images. The D4 kills the DMR when it comes to high ISO, and >>> kills just about anything else in that category. The D4 is very >>> waterproof, from recent experience, where the DMR may not be as >>> good, as I keep it out of the rain when I am not shooting, but it >>> has not had any glitches when it did get wet, but I worry about >>> the motor to camera interface not being too water tight. They >>> are both heavy, pretty close actually, the DMR on the R8 is a bit >>> shorter than the D4. Turn on is much slower with the DMR, and so >>> is write speed. The buffer on the DMR is very small, where the >>> D4 buffer is vast and you can shoot rapidly with no problem of >>> the camera slowing down (great for bird in flight photos), >>> although i would bet Doug would out do > it >>> with the DMR and a single click ;). The R8DMR is a bit quieter, >>> noise wise, but the D4 beats the D800 or D700 by light years in >>> this area. I prefer the simplicity of the DMR controls over >>> those of the D4, although the D4 controls are well laid out, when >>> compared to earlier Nikon DSLRs, and definitely better than Canon >>> DSLRs. You can get D4 batteries, where the DMR batteries are >>> rarer than Hen's Teeth, and must be rebuilt or use an external >>> source if you cannot get them rebuilt. The charge also lasts way >>> longer than the DMR's batteries, although they are not cheap by >>> any measure. The auto focus on the D4 is simply AMAZING! It >>> locks on very fast and no hunting at all, even in low light, MF >>> with the D4 and older MF Nikkors is very good also, as it has a >>> bright view finder (but not as quite as bright as the R8 I >>> think). MF on the DMR is getting a bit slow with my 64 year old >>> eyes, but still works good in most light levels. Build for both >>> is excellent, but would give the > D >>> 4 a bit of a nod here, due to the previously mentioned motor to >>> camera body interface of the DMR. I will go out this weekend and >>> do a side by side image test of the two, probably with the >>> 180/2.8 MF Nikkor, and the 180/3.4 R APO lenses (Similar vintage >>> lenses), don't have any other similar lenses to compare. But >>> could do a comparison of my 35~70R zoom and my 24~70 AF-S Nikkor >>> zoom. Any thing I have not covered, that you would like to know? >>> >>> CHEERS, >>> Gene >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 1:22:20 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada >>> Central >>> Subject: [Leica] Comparison of DMR to Nikon D800E >>> >>> Has anyone seen a comparison of the DMR and the Nikon D800E? >>> Using Leica >>> glass, of course. >>> >>> >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> >>> Red735i at verizon.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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