The \"new\" MDII 24/2.8 arrived and although it looks as mint and unused as any lens I\'ve ever bought, it is showing just as bad problems as the MC VFC! Focus variations across the frame. Left side slightly worse than right, but only really \"crisp\" in the centre. Below left edge 100% (Sharpened in Lr5 60, 1.0, 40) (No change when focussed for edge of frame, it doesn\'t seem to have a very curved field)
Centre frame MD F11 On original, I can just read the second line of the notice, which is as good as it gets with any of the 24mms (Says: MOBILE PHONE) MD 24/2.8 F11 100% centre by timballic2, on Flickr
I checked back to my 2012 tests (on 5DII) between the MC VFC and an MDI that I used to own, (Jim Buchanan conversion to EF), and I\'m surprised to say the MDI also showed problems across the frame, though less obvious with the 5DII sensor.
Now Ive got a dilemma! Surely MC and MD (I & II) should all perform better than this, after all Leica chose this design!
So, have I had 3x poor examples, despite them all looking virtually unused?
Do I now have two adapter issues, (the VFC is on EF mount and EF adapter)? I checked the MD adapter and it is exactly the length it should be, and only varies by 0.05mm measured by micrometer.
It gets expensive to try another Kindai adapter! Or do I keep trying for a better copy of the lens
I really don\'t know whether I can say to the seller that this one is faulty or not.
Jan 31, 2015 at 07:51 AM
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