Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Great lens, takes 48mm filters. I second the emotion that it shows >particularly low >distortion. I never used mine wider open than f4.5. > >But I felt sure I needed to have metering with my 21 so I too got >the 21/2.8 ASPH. A >year later I'm not so sure anymore. When mounted on the camera the 21/3.4 is >extremely compact, while the 21 ASPH seems huge by comparison, >especially with its >steroidal shade. > >Emanuel Lowi >Montreal Having had the pre ASPH before I got the ASPH, the ASPH seems small by comparison. Actually, without hood it protrudes just two millimeters further than the 35mm ASPH with a hood on. Diameter perhaps 4 mm larger (no hood vs. with hood). It is a lens for everyday use! No kidding. Chris - -- Christer Almqvist D-20255 Hamburg, Germany and/or F-50590 Regnéville-sur-Mer, France