[LRflex] Re: More contoversy!

  • From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 20:01:57 +0100

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
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>From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
>To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 12:17 PM
>Subject: [LRflex] Re: More contoversy!
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>>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
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