Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/29
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Donal - The 21mm Contax G lens is not the same lens as used with the SLR
system. The G lens is considered to be better, as it can be constructed
without the usual compromises necessary to build a wide angle SLR lens. The
G 21mm protrudes deeply into the camera body where the SLR mirror would
e. - JB.----
John Brubaker
http://www.novagate.com/~photoman/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Donal
> Philby
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 1998 12:20 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica-Users List Digest V2 #125
>
>
> dannyg1 wrote:
> >
> > The Contax 21mm, by its published MTF, is the finest sub 28mm lens
> ever to be
> > MTF'ed. Its performance on the bench would easily beat most 50mm's
> at their best
> > apertures. As far as I know, this is the finest SLR 21mm ever made.
> >
> > Danny Gonzalez
>
> Danny,
>
> Is the newly released 21 for the G2 the same formula and same quality?
>
> donal
>
> --
> Donal Philby
> San Diego
> http://www.donalphilby.com
>
>