[Leica] Digilux 2 review pt posted - many samples

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 7:26 PM -0800 3/17/04, Doug Herr wrote:
>on 3/17/04 4:26 PM, Sam at sam@osheaven.net wrote:
>
>>  I wonder if you can recall what was lacking in the XK system? It
>>  certainly was not an array of finders, screens, diopters, bulk film
>>  back, intravalometer, battery packs, motor drive, macro tubes,
>>  bellows,  copy stand, or lenses from fish-eye to 500mm. Here is an early
>>  system map to help you remember:
>>
>> 
>><http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/minoltaxk/htmls/xksys
>>  tem.pdf>
>>
>
>Correction, Sam.  Lenses to at least *800* mm.  See the Leitz 800 f/6.3? ;-)
>

Minolta made both 800 and 1600, both mirror lenses. The 800 had 
typical mirror lens performance; not bad resolution but very low 
contrast with a lot of flare. Not even close to the 800/6.3 of the 
Leica (in performance, size nor price). I only ever saw a 1600 once 
in a display.

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