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Title: Leica Lens Compendium by Erwin Puts ISBN: 1-897802-17-X Publisher: Hove Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Truly Great.
Comment: This fascinating book gives far more technical detail than most Leica books. This guy apparently has tested almost all of the old and new Leica lenses and he gives a verbal description of the visual characteristics of almost all of the lenses rating the lens as low, medium, or high contrast for each area of the lens starting at the center and working out to the edge of the lens. The quality progression of Leica lenses throughout history and their manufacturing environment is explained. Optical lens design and optical aberrations are discussed from an artistic standpoint and with reasonable detail for the non-engineer. Covers both M and R lens types. He respects both Rangefinder (M lens) and SLR (R lens) types of photography. There is so much information that some sections will undoubtedly need rereading.
His website goes even further: ...http://www.imx.nl/index.html
This site is the tour de force Leica website that all others are compared to for its intellectual brilliance. New lenses that the book doesn't cover are reviewed on the site. He has the best technical explanations available within photography.
The author also has written an excellent "how to choose & use" type publication called Leica M-Lenses (Their soul and secrets) for Leica that is the best I've ever read at telling what lenses are best to use for given situations.
His enthusiasm for photography and intelligent written discourse are about the best available within the photographic industry. It is a welcome change from the stupid pabulum of most photo magazines that are written for some supposed general idiot audience. I've reread the book many times... it has earned its keep and his website has affected my view of photography more than any magazine. His viewpoint has a technical emphasis and he notes how the technical can be used to creative effect. He is a European writer who handles the English language very well including the production of many very insightful statements. No, I don't work for him or his publishing company I just find his writing to be one of the defining forces of modern day Leica photography.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very informative
Comment: Frankly, you do not even need to own a Leica to appreciate this book. All the fundamentals of optics and lens design are explained in detail. Any serious photographer should read this book. They will understand the limitations of their non-Leica systems and be in an informative position to decide if they need the ultimate picture recording potential of Leica lenses. Until now, I was using a Nikon F4 with the 17-35 2.8 ED. The author has informed me that he tried the lens, along with the Zeiss (Contax) 17-35 2.8 and neither approach the capabilities of similar leica zooms. Is he crazy? Read this volume and you will understand why no system can match the build, optics and design of Leica. Most important, you will see that the way most lens tests are done in today's photo magazines are not worth much at all.
Keep in mind, this is not a stunning picture book. Color photos are kept to an extreme minimum and are only used to make some point about optical capabilities of certain lenses. This book will no doubt serve as the ultimate leica lens buyer's guide. But remember, it is much more than that and Puts is one of the few people who can articulate lens performance into a fun and informative read.
A soft cover version would be nice for those who can't afford the hard cover volume.
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Title: Leica M6 to M1: Rangefinder Practice by Andrew Matheson, Dennis Laney ISBN: 1897802153 Publisher: Hove Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
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Title: Leica: The First 70 Years by Gianni Rogliatti ISBN: 1874707251 Publisher: Hove Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $57.95 |
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Title: Rangefinder : Equipment, History, Techniques by Roger Hicks, Frances Schultz ISBN: 1861083300 Publisher: Guild of Master Craftsman Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Leica M6-Ttl by Richard Hunecke ISBN: 1897802137 Publisher: Hove Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
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Title: Leica Camera Repair Handbook: Repairing & Resotring Collectible Leica Cameras, Lenses & Accessories by Thomas Tomosy ISBN: 0936262877 Publisher: Amherst Media Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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