[rollei_list] Re: OT / prove it !

One of the differences may be the accuracy of the lens
register relative to the film plane and the
accuracy/linearity of the rangefinder. Both these will
effect the focus accuracy, particularly wide open. To
view the camera body as a simple lens mounting box is
a common error.
Frank


--- Chris Wong <chris_wong@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > If you have never tried one, which I take it you
> have not, then I can
> > understand your reticence to believe there is
> anything "special" about 
> > them,
> > but they are the highest quality rangefinder
> available, and the 
> > pictures are
> > easily on par with any SLR out there...so it's
> really a matter of
> > preference, and for some they are rather
> "special", whether others 
> > believe
> > it or not.
> >
> 
> The new Zeiss Ikon will be coming out soon. The body
> is around US$1600, 
> substantially lower than a new Leica M7. Personally,
> whether the camera 
> is of "highest quality" depends on the situation. A
> well-built camera 
> such as Leica that survives a cliff fall does not
> auto-magically give 
> us the highest quality picture. Usually, it's the
> lens that gives us 
> different properties of the pictures, the body is
> merely just a black 
> box.  At least that's how I view it most of the
> time. For example, if I 
> mount the new Zeiss Ikon with the same Leica lens
> one used on the M7, 
> are we really going to see differences in quality? 
> I admit that 
> different types of camera bodies influence how you
> take the picture, 
> but as to the quality... that's very subjective.  If
> we compare apple 
> to apple (Leica M7 rangefinder to Zeiss Ikon
> rangefinder), how much 
> differences are we going to see?
> 
> I can see differences between a Rolleiflex vs. a
> Leica M due to the 
> difference in shooting style, but what if we compare
> two similar 
> range-finder bodies that take the same m-mount Leica
> lens?
> 
> I don't have 15 or 20+ experiences in photography,
> but I just can't 
> understand how different types of black boxes can
> make a drastic 
> difference on the light traveling from the lens to
> the film. >:-)
> 
> Disclaimer: I assume all the bodies have accurate
> shutter speeds and 
> comparable mechanical vibration that may or may not
> contribute to the 
> degradation of picture quality.
> 
> Chris "is a newbie"
> 
> > Regards,
> >
> > Austin
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
>

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