Jonathan Hanson Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share #21 Â Posted August 16, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) LTC's comparison photo illustrates exactly what I'm talking about. I know the Leica diehards will say it's the higher quality of the Leica lens that accounts for a difference, but I'd still like to read an actual engineering explanation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pyrogallol Posted August 16, 2019 Share #22  Posted August 16, 2019 Lots of plasticky materials and electronics, instead of just a nice lump of brass and glass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted August 17, 2019 Share #23  Posted August 17, 2019 SL lenses are way too large. No excuse here. Leica got lazy. Even Sony can produce excellent full frame AF lens. Yet being small. Humongous full frame L-mount lenses are crazy stupid Leica has to go back to its roots : very small with excellent image quality at very high price.  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmradman Posted August 17, 2019 Share #24  Posted August 17, 2019 On 8/15/2019 at 11:14 PM, lct said: AF lenses are more or less bulky actually. My Nikkor ones are compact indeed (here a 50/1.4 compared to a 'Lux M) but they come from the last century and i don't know if the gigantism illness has spread to Nikon as well . Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Nikon S lenses Latest Z system are much smaller than equivalent Leica L lenses. Latest example, I took delivery of S 50mm f1.8 it is half the wight of just announced Leica L. 50mm f2, filter thread is 62 for Nikon and 67mm for Leica.  Nikon announced 85mm f1.8 which will be similar in size to similar L, zooms are lighter and smaller, more importantly optically all S lenses are excellent photographic tools. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmradman Posted August 17, 2019 Share #25  Posted August 17, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 11:12 AM, mdp said: Not as big, so it can't be as good! One thing is for sure, smaller is much easier to live with and use in real photographic situations, unless of course you must have specific brand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 18, 2019 Share #26  Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) Curious to see how many people will buy those barbells. May help savings on gym costs though . Edited August 18, 2019 by lct Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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