Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henry Ambrose wrote >Can anyone tell me about the 19 R lens? >How does it compare to the 24 ASPH M lens? >Is it as wonderful? Spectacular? Amazing? Best you ever saw? >Or? >I'm thinking of letting the rest of my Nikon gear go and replacing it with the R8. >Are there any users who can compare the 19 Leica to the Nikon 20mm? Henry, I was fortunate enough to borrow a well used 19R from a friend for a few days. I tried it on my wife's R7. It was amazing. I was in the process of selling my Nikon gear at the time but still had a F90x (Canadian N90s), a Nikkor AF 20mm and a few other lenses on hand. Wide open the 19R was much better (contrast, sharpness, distortion, you name it) and I always though that the 20 was one of Nikon's best lens. The 20mm and the 85/1.4 were the two last Nikon lens I sold because I liked them so much. My friend also had traded his Canon outfit for R gear. He felt that the 19R was significantly better than the Canon 20mm. Although this evaluation was subjective and limited to a few days of picture taking, it is my opinion that the 19R is the better lens. The 19R is on my list of future acquisition. The only reason I don't own one is that I'm still debating between the 21mm ASPH for my M6 or the 19R for the R8. Haven't had a chance to try the 21mm ASPH yet. Regards Rene