The Leica 50/1.4 ASPH BLOWS the Canon 50/1.4 out of the water. I\'ve never shot the Canon 50/1.2, but I\'m sure the Leica destroys that too. As it should. It\'s an expensive bugger...
The 28/2 is far better than the Canon 28/1.8. I\'m sure the 35/1.4 is better than the 35L, but I\'ve never shot either of those so I\'ll be quiet about those. I also have a feeling the new 21 and 24/1.4 lenses from Leica are probably a wee bit sharper wide open than whatever Canon/Nikon offer there, but at $6k/lens, they should be.
As far as the Leica lenses I\'ve shot with, (50/2, 50/1.4A, and 28/2) they all have been fantastic performers, even wide open. Yes, things tighten up a bit a stop or two down, but there are absolutely no reservations about using them wide open.
From what I hear, Canon rocks harder in the longer focal lengths, but SLRs generally kick RF butt in that territory for a number of (above mentioned) reasons.
Jan 13, 2009 at 02:13 PM
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