All digicams with Leica lenses I saw so far give excellent results, well exceeding my best expectations for them. I had the chance to see very large format prints from those files, and Leica has raised his reputation in my own opinion since then. I'm not so interested about where and by who those optics are made: in any case those Panasonics with Leica lenses simply give stunning picture quality, despite the extended zoom range. I have no explanation for that, but seeing is believing.
Dario Bonazza ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/2.8, image stabilized, 5 megapixels, $600! > Yeah, that's true... > > I have a Leica CL-1. Leica Vario-Elmar 38-105mm f/4-10.5 zoom. > I've taken a number of pictures with it. But the results are nothing > like an old Leica! > > Hah! My little ol' Optio S4 has essentially the same zoom range ~ > 35-105mm ~ and has an aperture of 2.6 to 4.8... > f/10.5? Ridiculous! > > On the other hand, we've not yet seen photos/images from that camera. We > ought to wait a bit... Might surprise all of us! > > keith whaley > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > It may well be an average lens. It is a 12X zoom, and these days, the Leica name doesn't necessarily mean it was manufactured b Leitz. Witness the P&S Leica digicams. > > Paul > > > > > > > >> > >>J. C. O'Connell wrote: > >> > >> > >>>all else being equal, an APS sensor is going to > >>>be quite a bit sharper at 5 Mp than a 10mm diagonal 5mp > >>>sensor unless both the lenses used are infintely sharp. and since > >>>this digicam has a 12x zoom that isnt very likely. > >>>My guess is at same noise levels the the APS image > >>>would look much sharper. there really isnt much point in > >>>having a itty bitty sensor over magnifying a tiny patch of > >>>a mediocre lens.... > >>>JCO > >> > >>It's a Leica lens. Is it still a mediochre lens? > >> > >>keith > >> > > > > > > > > >
