Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's a different ball game. The 35-70/4 is one of the best zooms, even one of the best lenses ever made. For some reason, the f3.5 version is just average. On Dec 1, 2012, at 4:07 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > No it is the 3.5 version. > > Gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at usjet.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, December 1, 2012 11:59:00 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [Leica] Comparison of DMR to Nikon D800E > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information