Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/25

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: 21 M lens opinions wanted!
From: wilcox@umcc.umich.edu (Ken Wilcox)
Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 10:50:04 -0400

I can't compare them because I only have the 3.4. Ihave no interest in
getting the 2.8. The Super Angulon is a superior lens IMHO. Excellent
sharpness and contrast. Some vignetting wide open, but not noticable in
most subjects; only those with very even tones out to the edges like a
uniform blue sky. (But who shoots the sky wide open?

The 2.8 may be better, I've never shot it, but it is hard to see how it
could be very much better.

NOTE: because of the deeply protruding rear elements, my 3.4 cannot meter
on the M6. Those same deeply protruding elements make the negative image
LARGER than 24x36mm. Adjacent frames nearly touch on the negative strip!

kw

>I'd be very interested in users opinions of
>M-21's as per sharpness, fall, contast
>2.8
>3.4
>Thanks!

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Ken Wilcox                                Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits
Davison Middle School                  preferred---> <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu>
600 Dayton, Davison, MI 48423
<kwilcox@genesee.freenet.org> 


Replied: 25 May 96 09:35

Replies: Reply from Michael Volow <mvolo@acpub.duke.edu> (Re: 21 M lens opinions wanted!)