Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Have you tried the new version 19mm-R? I haven't had the pleasure of trying the 21-M asph but I'd be hard to convince that something could surpass the new 19mm elmarit-R. And it focuses soooo close-- 12" from the film plane. That's like seven or eight inches from the front of the lens. It's super. And super pricey. Dave Yoder drodgers@nextlink.com wrote: > > IMHO there is one lens that stands apart across the board from all other > similar focal length lenses for 35mm, and that's the 21/2.8 ASPH M. No > other ultra wide angle lens I've used comes close at full aperture or at > close focusing distance. I have been shocked by the performance of the > 21/2.8 ASPH M so many times I've lost count. > > Dave