[LRflex] Re: Lens
- From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 14:15:18 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
Richard Ward wrote:
>However, I think that the lamenting of how the 'AF lenses come up
>Short Against R Glass' can also be 'almost' equally as true from a
>Nikon AIS User, A Canon FD User, A Contax Manual Focus User, an
>Olympus Manual Focus User, and so on because the 'user experience' of
>nearly all AF lenses doesn't measure up well against Non-AF Lenses.
It's not just AF vs. MF, the CaNikon long lenses all use the extremely STUPID
tall tripod foot design that REDUCES stability when mounted on a tripod and
eliminates the option of supporting the lens while focussing manually. The
tall tripod foot is supposed to double as a handle but that means it upside
down and how useful is that when you want to mount it on a tripod?!? The Leica
design as seen on the 400mm f/2.8, 800mm f/6.3 and the modular APO-Telyts
separates the tripod-mounting function from the carrying function.
> There have also been some STUNNING Telephoto Zooms put out by Nikon and Canon
> recently, Nikon has
> some Wide and Ultra-Wide Zooms which easily push Prime Lenses around IQ
> wise, and Canon has 'FINALLY' begun upgrading their Wide Angle Primes
> and Zooms.
Yes, stunning by CaNikon standards.
> As for the person who slammed the EOS 24mm f1.4L on overall image
>quality (and accurately so!)- I would point out that even Leica (and
>at stunning price points) has tremendous difficulty getting Summilux
>Wide Angles to compete against lenses with apertures 1, 2, even 3
>stops slower - Unless you're the DOD, CIA, or NSA, with billions to
>burn - a world beating wide angle f1.4 lens that fits in one's hand is
>a very lofty goal to reach.
Leica has done it, and not with billions to burn. The performance of 35mm
Summilux-M ASPH at full aperture equals the Canon 24mm f/1.4 L at f/8. And if
you read the 24 L's user reviews you'd think it was the best lens ever. It's
all a matter of what one is accustomed to I suppose.
>I don't envy Doug's Position attempting to transition from R/DMR
>Combination to a Nikon or a Canon Option. I would say that the
>'newest' N and C Tele Primes and Zooms are getting some fabulous
>praise from most quarters.
Forgive the negativity but every time I've tried a CaNikon lens that was
praised as being "as good as a Leica" I've been disappointed... and they have
those asinine tall tripod feet.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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