> > <But Canon's consumer lenses are well > <designed optically and while optically may not be as good as the current > pro > <AF lenses are often better performers than the pro lenses of the last > <generation of manual focus cameras. > > > Chip, yours was a really long mail! If you mean that current > consumer lenses > are better then former pro manual focus I can say clearly the're > not. And I > am not speakink in theory. I use manual focus > 15,20,24,28,35,50,85,105,135,200,400 mm and, definitely they beat all the > consumer AF lenses made today in sharpness, vignetting, > distortion and even > bokeh. If you are referring to today pro zooms, I have some too, > they are on > pair in sharpness but not so much in distortion, flare or > vignetting. Leica > and Carl Zeiss are in other world, much more expensive, better > built and not > so modern, but optically better in every field (I have some too) > > Kind regards. > > Kind regards > > F�lix >
Hi Felix, Hey, sorry about the length, I should have warned you, and how do you get that accent mark? Anyway, as I had previously mentioned, my comments were meant to be applied within the context of the pro 35mm SLR. I certainly do recognize the fact that many of the older and current for that matter, Zeiss rangefinder lens designs are better optically than many of the current high-end AF SLR lenses. But they are at a HUGE advantage, they can be much more pure, simpler designs as they don't have all of the complicating factors involved with modern AF SLR lens designs to consider. The Leica SLR "R" bodies and their unique lenses are another thing all together. Even the simple almost normal lenses are 4-XX times cost of similar focal length Canon or Nikon 35mm AF SLR lens and the Leica R SLR lenses are manual focus. At these rates they must offer something, somewhat better optical performance and all of the name cache of Leica are all that I can see. Don't get me wrong, I used to own an M6 and before that a Leica chrome IIIC and a several lenses, a collapsing 50mm f/2 Summicron<SP?>, 90mm f/4 Elmar<SP?> and a 35mm f/2.8 Summaron<SP?> (hey I can barely remember them let alone spell the names!) that were my fathers, these of course got me hooked and I wish I still had them. But the wisdom of youth of is, well young and in hindsight, stupid. Leicas make for impressive camera and lens systems to be sure but for me at least I found myself reaching for the SLR more than the rangefinder because of what I shoot more than anything else. Regards, Chip Louie * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
