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Subject: [Leica] Advantages of M lenses on the SL compared to R lenses? Adapters?
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:28:29 -0800
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The SL lenses will do well with higher-resolution sensors; MUCH higher 
resolution IMHO. I got excessive aliasing and color moire when photographing 
fine feather details with the 90-280 APO. Once a 40+ MP L-mount body becomes 
available I?ll re-evaluate the system.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento 
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

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> On Jan 15, 2019, at 9:47 AM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> Last October in Wetzlar, Peter Karbe presented data for the SL prime 
> lenses - the 50mm in particular.  The image quality, based on the M 
> lenses, was off the scale.  The SL lenses, based on Leica data and not 
> inhibited by size and not miniaturized, are the best lenses Leica has ever 
> made.
> 
> -------------------------------------
> Education is its own reward, both for the individual and for society.
> 
> Jim Handsfield
> jhandsfield at att.net
> 
>> On Jan 15, 2019, at 11:08 AM, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at 
>> leica-users.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I agree.  I have the SL and all of the adapters for R and M lenses;
>> however, I find myself reaching for the SL lenses instead.
> 
> 
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