Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Results with Heliar 15mm
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 11:20:15 -0600
 
Yes it is a fixed aperture: f8 with no filter, and, with a graduated filter
to ameliorate the light fall off at the edges, f16. You can buy a converted,
but not rangefinder coupled, Contax G 16mm Hologon for about $2500US.
PopPhoto thought the "Voit-ina" Heliar was a better lens though. They said
it was the best super duper wide they had ever used.

John Collier

> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> 
> I haven't purchased this lens yet, but it seems to me that, given the price,
> really good results at a single mid-range aperture sure make it worth the
> investment...correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the legendary Zeiss/Leica
> $10000 15-16 mm a fixed ap. lens?
>