Thank you Doug, I will have to think about this
greetings axel----- Original Message ----- From: <wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:19 PM Subject: [LRflex] Re: (LRflex) Shopping Frustration Axel Collier wrote:
Looking back, what would you recommend a newbee who likes beautifull pictures ? Would you say : buy cheap tools first and learn, or would you say : buy the real stuf from the beginning, because you will end buying these lenses anyway and it will cost you double. You did buy the cheaper lenses too ... in the beginning.
<<< If you're not sure what features you want in your tools, borrow or buy (used) or rent a variety of cameras and lenses to see what works and doesn't work for you. Once you know and can afford exactly what you want, get the good stuff. For me the path to the 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt involved about ten different lenses near the 280mm focal length, some of which I used because they were loaners or very inexpensive, others (as I refined my requirements for this focal length) were the best I could afford at the time.
And secondly, if we talk about good stuff, how would you compare the good nikons with your favorit Leica lenses ?
For example : what is the difference for you between the Af-s 300mm primeof nikon and the 280mm APO.
<<< I haven't used the 300mm f/4 AF-s. The Nikon 300mm lenses I've used are the 300mm f/4 AF-Nikkor ED, the original 300mm f/4.5 Nikkor*ED, 300mm f/4.5 Nikkor-H, and the (very old) 300mm f/4.5 Nikkor-P. The closest any of these come to the detail and color quality of the 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt is the original ED, but its bokeh can be quite harsh, its minimum focus distance is twice as far as the APO-Telyt, the focussing ring is quite stiff and the handling & balance are not as good. The Nikkor-H has good bokeh, flares readily and shows weak color saturation. The Nikkor-P was a loaner known for its lateral chromatic aberration. The AF-Nikkor has a good tripod collar, but not placed well for good balance and its construction quality is nowhere near the APO-Telyt. The rule-of-thumb that says a lens should be stopped down one or two stops for optimum performance doesn't apply to the APO-Telyt: it's diffraction-limited at full aperture. The APO-Telyt also has an excellent close-focus limit, good bokeh, the focussing ring is light, well-damped and precise, the tripod collar is excellent and the overall balance of the lens is close to perfect. It's a masterpiece lens.
Or the very nice105mm Nikon and the APO 100 ? Maybee Aram knows more about that.
<<< I haven't used a 105mm f/2.8 Micro-Nikkor, only the f/4 so I can't offer a direct comparison. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/
