Hello Dave, it's the 2,8/135mm Sonnar in Contax/Yashica mount, I've found it beats my Leica R 2,8/135mm (SL version) into a cocked hat. I have read that some people find the colour rendition a little cool and clinical, but I like it. cheers Douglas Dave Saalsaa wrote: >Douglas, > Excellent shot of the birds. Which Zeiss lens is this? Is it in an M 42 >mount? > >Dave >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx> >To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 12:17 PM >Subject: [LRflex] Re: More contoversy! > > > > >>Perish the thought David, >>I think that a comparison is a good thing- just side by side-, and >>they're excellent photos too, but I don't think there is any real way of >>making an evaluative >>statement about one or the other. The gist of my mail was just an >>attempt or suggestion, to get away from comparing apples and oranges >>and more towards >>comparing Granny Smith and Golden Delicious. Which, at the end of the >>day boils down to a matter of taste (and price per kilo ;-) ). >>Ted is of course right in what he wrote, it really doesn't matter a >>tinker's toss as long as we're getting the shots we want, which I am >>with the 20D and it looks as if you are with your new DMR. At least >>you'll be using purely Leica glass from now on - must be quite a relief, >>not having to compare Canon and Leica lenses too :-) >>cheers >>Douglas >>BTW, http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3558_crop >>cropped out of the centre of a frame from the Canon 20D at ISO 800 - >>with a Zeiss lens - just to start the next controvery >> >> >> >>> >>> >>------ >>Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >>Archives are at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> >> >> > > >------ >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ > > > ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/