08-14-2021, 11:12 PM
The article sheds a glimpse of light on the advantages of MTF.
Assuming you get a good sample almost all (primary-manufacturer-) lenses are sharp - even the cheap ones.
You can't say the same for full format lenses, and even most APS-C lenses.
I'm not sure whether I agree with his argument about lenses. Yes, there is nothing wrong with using a TTArtisan lens on a Leica M but I wouldn't argue with performance but with lens "character".
The vast majority of today's lenses are optimized for sheer, almost clinical performance and they lose something along the way. Many of these cheaper Chinese lenses (and some Voigtlanders) don't use special glass and this has its merits in certain shooting scenarios. Not every shot has to be dead sharp.
He's absolutely right about AF speed. Some need this but for the vast majority of users, it's pretty irrelevant, I'd say.
When looking at the recent releases, I also don't see many reasons for buying primary manufacturer glass. Sigmas are good enough for basically everything. There are just a few exceptions - and if you don't use E- or L-mount you are out of luck, of course.
It's also funny that he mentioned the Leica SL. I've been drooling around the idea of buying a used Panasonic S1R - because they are so cheap.
You can't get more value for this amount of money. So far I didn't buy it because it's just too heavy for me personally and L-mount for testing only isn't yet there.
Assuming you get a good sample almost all (primary-manufacturer-) lenses are sharp - even the cheap ones.
You can't say the same for full format lenses, and even most APS-C lenses.
I'm not sure whether I agree with his argument about lenses. Yes, there is nothing wrong with using a TTArtisan lens on a Leica M but I wouldn't argue with performance but with lens "character".
The vast majority of today's lenses are optimized for sheer, almost clinical performance and they lose something along the way. Many of these cheaper Chinese lenses (and some Voigtlanders) don't use special glass and this has its merits in certain shooting scenarios. Not every shot has to be dead sharp.
He's absolutely right about AF speed. Some need this but for the vast majority of users, it's pretty irrelevant, I'd say.
When looking at the recent releases, I also don't see many reasons for buying primary manufacturer glass. Sigmas are good enough for basically everything. There are just a few exceptions - and if you don't use E- or L-mount you are out of luck, of course.
It's also funny that he mentioned the Leica SL. I've been drooling around the idea of buying a used Panasonic S1R - because they are so cheap.
You can't get more value for this amount of money. So far I didn't buy it because it's just too heavy for me personally and L-mount for testing only isn't yet there.
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