Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/24
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>This is a switch. Usually it is the Leica lenses that do not test well
>objectively, with the subjective override.
>
>Tom Shea
Which tests do you mean? All of the published tests I've seen (Pop Photo
excepted, for obvious reasons) rate the Leica lenses highly. Have a look at
the online compilation at http://ue3.ee.nus.sg/photozone/leica.htm
Tests are only one way to evaluate a lens for personal use, of course, but
I've never heard of anyone having to make subjective apologies for the
failure of a modern Leica lens to perform well on the bench. I've heard
people explain why they like a particular lens from the past due to a
quality that isn't present in the modern equivalent, but that's very
different.
- -Charlie
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Charles E. Dunlap
Earth Sciences Department
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Tel.: (408) 459-5228 Fax.: (408) 459-3074
mailto:cdunlap@es.ucsc.edu
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