Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/29
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Hi Phong,
I have used the FD 50/f1.4 and the FD 50/3.5 macro alot in the old days and
found them to be good lenses. But I have hands on experience with the
others you mention. What I said earlier is an exaggeration, really. I
don't test lenses, but of the Canon primes I currently use, the 35/f2,
100/f2 and 300/f2.8 stand out as especially good performers wide open.
- --Jim
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From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 10:18 PM
Subject: RE: Re: [Leica] Slide mounts/scanner feeders/workflow
> Jim Laurel wrote in part:
> > In the Canon world, f2.8 is considered
> > fast, and many of thier lenses just aren't very good wide open. :-{
>
> Jim,
>
> Have you used the 50mm 1.4, 85mm f1.8 or 135mm f2.0 ? I would be curious
> to hear your (and others') opinion on them. In mine, these are very
> good wide open. Here's a couple of handheld shot at 1.4 ISO 400:
> http://pdoan.home.attbi.com/Thanksgiving/crw_7889l-quang.htm
> http://pdoan.home.attbi.com/Thanksgiving/crw_7755l-yen.htm
> (In fact the entire Thanksgiving series were taken with the EF 50mm f1.4
> lens, handheld on a D30. USM is on the conservative side for these)
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