Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 2.8/24AFd Nikkor is the sharpest 24 I've ever used and one of a few lenses I've actually tested against its Leica R counterpart (which is admittedly an old design and probably inferior to the M ASPH version, which I'd like to try out some day). One of the reasons the 24 is so pleasurable on the F3 (or any F-series Nikon, or the Canon EOS1/1n) is the 100% viewfinder coverage. Use a 21 or a 24 on a 92-93% finder (like the amateur-market Nikons and Canons or any Leica R) and you will find some real surprises at the edges of your shots when the film is processed. At least the M finder lets you see beyond the framelines, imprecise as they may be. Regards, Nigel On Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:08:42 -0500 "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> writes: >A 24, on the other hand, is a terrific wide angle which I used alot >when I >had the Nikon version on my F3 - It's much more radical than the 35, >but a >more realistic view than the 21. If I could afford it, I'd grab one >for my >M. > >However, and I throw this out for discussion, I find that while the >wider >lenses are easier to focus on the rangefinder than on a non-autofocus >reflex, they have one very distinct disadvantage - and that's their >inability to focus close. With a 24 or 20 on a reflex, you can usually >focus >down to about 13", which means you can really fill the frame with a >subject - sorry to sound like a one-man-band, but take a look at what >Gene >Richards does with the Olympus 20 f2....Because the M lenses only >focus down >to about 28", there's less ability to do those "in your face" kind of >shots.... > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]