Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] which wide angle lens?
From: Francesco <fls@san.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 16:38:36 -0800

19mm?   Now you're talking R, not M lenses........

Francesco



At 04:25 AM 11/13/98 , Gary D. Whalen wrote:
>I would have to disagree with Carsten.  I use the 28mm a lot.  The
perspective
>it gives is more radical than the 35 but not as severe as the 19 or 21.  I
also
>use the 19 to achieve a strong foreground affect.  By the way I believe
>optically the 28 and 19 are superior to the 24.
>
>GDW
>
>Carsten Bockermann wrote:
>
>> Ferdinand,
>>
>> >>I'm debating whether I should get the 21/2.8
>> >>asp, 24/2.8 asp. or even the 28mm.
>>
>> I have all of the above (the 21 I have is the non-ASPH version and performs
>> very well). The 28 is pretty close to the 35, so it doesn´t get too much
>> use. OTOH the 21 is _really_ wide; I use it mostly for its specific effect
>> and sometimes in situations where I simply need the most coverage I can
>> get. The 24 seems to be the most useful to me, especially in combination
>> with a 35-50-90 system like you have.
>> Of course, depending upon what you shoot, you preference may be different.
>>
>> Carsten
>>
>> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Carsten_Bockermann/
>