Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Javier, I don't think the lens is so bad, however I have owned and sold two of these lenses... After selling my second one out of frustration with poor results (less than sharp), I recently spent more time looking over photos taken with them. Turns out that I was misfocussing very often. The point of focus was usually quite sharp, but not necessarily the subject I wanted. I find that using the matte screen with grid lines, which is very useful for architectural subjects, is more difficult to focus wide angle lenses than with the standard microprism/split image. Net result - I don't plan to purchase another 24-R. Besides being difficult to focus on my favored screen, it is kind of bulky. The big front element and irritating filter size just make it inconvenient. I get more consistently sharp results using an M6/24 ASPH combo, and the setup is very compact. John