Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John- Thanks, I really appreciate your insight about the Skopar. It indeed sounds like a 'get first' since it is used in more situations. Best of light to you! Dan - ----- Original Message ----- From: John Bean <john@jbean.co.uk> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] 25mm f4 Skopar > I find the 25/4 is ideal as a "normal" superwide. I can't afford a Leica > 24, otherwise that would probably be my choice. However, having used the > Skopar, I find I like it in its own right - the click stops on the focus > are brilliant, don't miss the RF coupling at all. > > The 15/4.5 Heliar is another matter altogether. It is much too wide for my > normal use, but I do use it in confined spaces, and crop it for panoramics. > I bought the Heliar first, and certainly will keep it, but the Skopar is by > far the more useful lens for me - tiny, light, contrasty, sharp - and dirt > cheap. Oh, and the finder is better than the Leica 24, which costs near > enough as much as this lens. >