Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely! My main interest is in the 21mm. I replaced a 21mm f4 Super Angulon with the 21mm f2.8 Asph. Elmarit a little over a year ago. I sure miss the ability of the older lens to focus down to approximately 7 inches. Although it is not needed often there are definitely opportunities that are lost with the newer lens. I have times now when the camera needs to be placed behind my head so it will be in focus. Even doing this does not give the same perspective the 21mm f4 focused at its closest distance would. Neil _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Honemann wrote: >Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 07:57:27 -0400 >From: "Dan Honemann" <danh@selectsa.com> >Subject: [Leica] wide angle close focusing >Message-ID: <NBBBIDNIGLFOKNLJCPLHCEENEJAA.danh@selectsa.com> >References: >Okay wide angle buffs, here's a question for you: do you find the .7m close-focusing restriction of the Leicas to be restrictive in practice? >Most SLR wides will let you get half again as close or closer--often to >.25m. Granted, this can make for some odd effects with the wider glass, >but with 35 and 28 mm lenses, I should think it might be useful to be able >to get a little closer than .7m. >I only have my M6 so far, and had thought I'd reserve an SLR purchase for >when I felt the need to go longer than 90mm or for macro work. But I'm >just realizing there may be some applications where the closer focusing >afforded by an SLR in wide angle use would come in handy. >Dan _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.