John,
I own Leica film bodies, and several lenses, but cannot afford a Leica
digital camera. Friends who shoot with the Leica M8 produce images with
sharper, clearer definition than I can achieve with my hybrid Oly/Leica mix.
This is attributed to the unique way that Leitz chose to go with its sensor
design, maximizing sharpness at the expense of sensor filtering. This
requires M8 owners to use filters on their lenses to make up for those left
off the sensor.
Admittedly, I have made my comparisons to images made by the rangefinder M8
rather than a comparison to the digital-back equipped Leica SLRs, where my
Elmarit originated. This is just a matter of convenience, and I'm not sure
there is much difference between M and R lenses.
So, to answer your question, IMHO, a digital Leica camera and lens
combination will outperform my combination. I chose to take a less
expensive route to enable me to get the quality of a Leica lens without
spending a lot of money.
I have no desire to start a feuding discussion of the merits of Zuiko vs
Leitz lenses. I have more experience with Leitz than with Zuiko, so I chose
that route. For what it's worth, my only Zuiko, a 14-54, is a very good
lens, and I use it frequently.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: March 1st Snow in Mid-South
> Question .............. would an Elmarit-R 28/2.8 on an Oly E-510 produce
> an
> image of exact equal quality to that produced by the same lens mounted on
> a
> Leitz made Leica camera ? I am not referring to one of those knock-off
> Panasonic branded Chinese made plastic bodies but to the real thing from
> Germany.
>
> If it would, what part in the equation is played by the Leica body other
> than lightening the photographer's wallet?
>
> If it would not, what would the genuine Leica body contribute to the end
> product?
>
> This, to me, seems an interesting question. In the days of film cameras,
> the
> lens and body in combination contributed to the quality of the end
> product,
> namely the image.
>
> Today, with mix and match the order of the day how does one disseminate
> the
> relative contribution of each of the lens and the body to the quality of
> the
> end product, namely the image?
>
> jh
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "LUG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 2:12 PM
> Subject: [OM] IMG: March 1st Snow in Mid-South
>
>
>> Here in the upper Mid-South, we get a lot of threats of snow showers, but
>> seldom see much of it. Today, on March 1st and anticipating Spring, we
>> awoke to about three inches of white, wet stuff.
>>
>> Leitz Elmarit-R 28/2.8 on Oly E-510, ISO 200, 1/500 at f/8, shot RAW,
>> processed in Elements 6.0.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Mid-South+Snow.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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