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Well, that's all for today. The differences are puny in most cases, at least those seen in the images. I could imagine someone preferring one lens or the other for boke, but the other differences are equalizable in post.
The main difference, as mentioned, is in the handling. The Nikon is a larger lens, and the shape is different. Someone with big hands might prefer the Nikon, but I prefer the Leica's shape. The AF and VR are also notable differences, for some, but not for my work.
I am hoping to find someone willing to let me do some portraits and post the results here, but I don't have any models in my circle of friends, so I might be out of luck. I will do the tests anyway, but may have to just write about it here. I am expecting the Leica's near limit of 1.5m instead of 2m to be the only notable difference, and am curious if manual focus loses badly to auto-focus, but other than that, I expect no surprises.
I will probably sell the Nikon in a week or so. I just want to try making portraits first, but unless the Leica totally sucks, my conclusion is already done. For my purposes, the smaller size and manual focus are preferable.
No,Hehe, have you compared the 70-200 VRII against the Leica I have a Contax 80-200/4 which I quite like, for when I need the smaller size. I just find that I use AF less and less, and so I am strongly considering cutting back to one or two AF lenses, perhaps Sigma 50/1.4 and Nikkor 24-70/2.8.
Did you ever try to compare the Nikkor 200/2 VR and the Leica 180/2, or did you only use them on the DMR and D3x respectively? Were you ever aware of any significant optical or IQ differences?
These lenses are so close, both truly excellent. The Nikon is just a fair amount larger.
Do you use it with Leitax?I *will* use it for portraits, but probably not much for action. The primary use will be neither though, although since it fits in my shoulder bag, I suspect I will carry it more and find new uses for it.
There, I fixed it for you.Wow. A passionate mans hobby here.