Thanks Bill,
I took a lot of time to study these lens and reported it here to aid members who are interested in others lens system beside Canon. I love Canon digital Camera but I don't like their lens as much as I like the Zeiss and Leica Lens. I hope that my contribution to the forum is different but one that is appreciated.
Leica Man wrote:
PhotoCinematic - OMG! $17K? I still don't get it why they stopped making it. They could have put the price up and made a profit on it...
Because that's what 'in the dust' Leica does.
Not entering the digital revolution, not manufacturing AF lenses... let's just use squares instead of circles for wheels too!
Namely, that most owners of this awesome camers are going through so much trouble and using lenses intended for another camera, then doesn't that raise an eyebrow at Canon? And wouldn't that somewhat inspire Canon to perhaps make their lenses perform better?
So then why is everyone mad at me for critizing their beloved Canon
Most of the third party lenses being used by 1DsMk2 owners are on the wide end because Canon has failed to produce any comparable.
People are mad at you because you have cited lenses that are considered by most Canon users as very sharp, whether used with a 1DsMk2 or not.
I might suggest if you are satisifed with the quality of Nikon glass you may want to look at the new D2x, unless FF is a must.
PhotoCinematic wrote:
Thanks Bill,
I took a lot of time to study these lens and reported it here to aid members who are interested in others lens system beside Canon. I love Canon digital Camera but I don't like their lens as much as I like the Zeiss and Leica Lens. I hope that my contribution to the forum is different but one that is appreciated.
Others has done the same
-Son
Son,
I appreciate your point of view and you can list as much equipment as you want. I'm glad you are collecting these hard to find lenses and sharing their abilities with us.
I shot MF cameras and lenses for 30 years. That format is more natural to me than AF.
In the mid to late '80's NASA said the Olympus 250 f/2 and 350 f/2.8 were the sharpest lenses they ever tested. To the best of my knowledge NASA has never remarked that any lens was the sharpest since then, implying that the Olympus lenses are still the sharpest. So maybe Olympus Man, Nikon Man, and Pentax man need to be heard from.
I will say with setting the bar at the level that you did that I don't know if you will be able to find much that will meet your expectations.
The one lens that I would add to some of the others that have been mentioned is the 100 f/2.8 USM Macro lens. Again, I don't know if this meets your standards.
Also, I find the 300 f/2.8L IS is as sharp as the 200 f/1.8L.
It's very popular among Canon users who are trying to transition to the better quality Medium Format lenses, before they wind up giving away their 200mm 1.8 & 135 L lenses to their in-laws and casual acquaintances.
Hehe, just joshing you... Good luck in your quest.
Perhaps LM should consider the Epson RD-1, which takes Leica M lenses (although it's not autofocus). Another idea is to use one of the Leica-to-EOS lens adapters from Stephen Gandy, at www.cameraquest.com. He sells adapters for many non-Canon lenses to use with EOS cameras, including Leica SLR and Visoflex lenses. Again, not autofocus but you get to keep using your Leica glass.
