Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Kieltyka wrote: >>I'm tempted to get the 16 for my impending trip to the southwest US. Lots of extreme wide-angle subject matter out there. I have a 21mm f/4 Super Angulon on loan from an acquaintance and am finding, to my surprise, I get on much better with this focal length via an SLR than on a rangefinder.<<<<< Hi Dave, Best bet if you are considering moving to a super wide don't even blink, go Elmar-R 15/3.5 right off the bat... if you can afford it! If you mess with the inbetween's you eventually will want to go 15, trust me been there and done that. Got the 15 and never looked back! And if you are having success, "much to your surprise" with the 21mm, you'll be ecstatic over the 15. This lens stands alone for the image it creates and film cutting quality it delivers. It is one of my mainstay lenses for scenics, interiors and images that are completely different from anything anyone else can deliver, unless they are working with the same focal length. The 19 is close, but even then, once you see what you can do and deliver with a 15 you wont want to ever change. ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant