Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Assuming that both lenses are new, I would take the Noctilux--it is about 20-25% more expensive than the Elmarit. If I liked the Noctilux, I would keep it; otherwise I would sell it, buy the Elmarit and keep the change. Nathan Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >If someone were to give you a free lens and the choice was between the > >21mm Elmarit-M or the 50mm Noctilux, which would you choose and why? > > For me, f/2 is fast enough. I'd grab for the 21mm lens. Why? Because I > regularly take pictures in available darkness scenarios with as slow as > an f/2.8 lens with no problems, and I like working with wide angle lenses. > > Godfrey - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator Belgium photo page: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman