> Also, a friend keeps telling me that Leica
> rangefinder cameras produce much sharper
> photographs than photos taken with Nikon
> lenses of similar focal length. Does
> anyone have an educated opinion on this?
No. Yes. Well. . . . It's more complicated
than that.
Leica lenses are all outstanding. The wide-angle
Leica rangefinder lenses are noticeably sharper
in the corners at their maximum aperture than
the Nikkors are. The telephotos are a bitch to
focus, though. Most people have to stop them
down to get really sharp pictures.
The bottom line is -- he's comparing apples and
oranges. We should compare rangefinders to
rangefinders.
A Mamiya 7 makes MUCH sharper pictures than a
Leica does -- so there :-p
I want a Leica though. They're cute.
-Don
