Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 15mm lens has an extraordinary angle of view. For example I live on quite a narrow street and there is a church directly opposite that is about 30 metres high. With the Heliar I can get the whole of the church in the frame! However, I find it very difficult to control the distortion - the church isn't too bad as my apartment is on the third floor. Perhaps I should just say that _that_ was the effect I was looking for :-) I know it's been suggested before, but perhaps a day shooting just with the 15mm and a 90mm (the longest lens that I have) would help :-) Steve - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Roland Smith Sent: 26 August 2001 02:45 To: CosVoigtUser@topica.com Cc: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] 15mm Heliar I just returned from the Good Guys National Hot Rod Show where I took pictures with my 15mm Heliar mounted on my Leica M6. It is amazing to take pictures of a car at two meters and include the whole car with a margin around it. I had no problem with people walking between the subject and the camera. The viewfinder shows a large foreground and a diminished back end. It will be interesting to observe the distortion in the printed negatives. Roland Smith Oakland, California