I mean the Q lenses and the SL APO Range, that’s what the previous member was referring to in regards to MFT performance
And I just replied; without being more explicit for you to follow.
I have come across too many people that say their Q3 (43) renders clinically. Have no experience with any SL lenses but gather as much from Mr mandlers loooooong presentation on that lens range
cbass wrote:
But if it puts Leica under, then innovation in this area will stagnate.
Well, to be honest, that's not even necessary. The days when you could expect innovation from Leica are long gone. These days, Leica is just living off its iconic status and producing luxury items that can also be used for photography. Just look at their latest innovation, the M EV-1. They've cobbled together generic, off-the-shelf components from the parts bin and packed them into an "iconic" body, and the fans happily shell out huge sums for it. Brave new world. Personally, I find it sad.
Sadly, I think you are mostly correct here. Leica has been riding old designs with minor improvements for quite some time or re-releasing old designs. They also have some of the most inefficient manufacturing processes. Then again, I think the Apo-Summicron 50 is an improvement (innovation) as well as the Q3 43 lens. The lenses in the SL line are massive in size, but many of those are world class when you look at the MTF charts and real world performance. Many of those SL lenses are second to none. From a technical performance I would say the SL lenses put Leica lenses at the very top of any manufacturer. Regardless if you like their size or price.
Regarding the new Leica lenses, almost everyone will agree that they are clinical = sterile
I saw the video posted (probably earlier in this thread) where the undoubtedly smart Leica Lens designer Mandeler
Mentioned several times that Leica plans for resolving DOUBLE the “required” line pairs, saying that their new SL APO lenses are easily able to resolve 100MPix+. That’s great if you are using a GFX and want to count the grains of sand on a beach.
Mr Lens designer even mentioned that considering all the lens elements included they are “surprisingly affordable” - I suppose there was no other way to resolve those high design parameters without adding so much glass to correct appochromatically. After all, they can’t use thorium, lead etc anymore!
I’ll post a video from Ken regarding this here:
(Interesting comment to this video above:
Just a funny comment. I know photographers who use the camera with with the most megapixels and the sharpest lenses for portraits the go into Photoshop to air brush everything.“)
Who agrees new Leica lenses are sterile and clinical?
The New Leica lenses are still being copied by Thypoch- For example the new 50 Lux-
