Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This rated two hot chillis on Eudora - must have been the use of the 'N' word! Gerry www.gwpics.com At 12:12 14/10/2002 -0700, you wrote: >"B. D. Colen" wrote: > > > > The problem with going downmarket with a 21 is that the distortion can be a > > killer. I make no bones about using non-Leica equipment, but I am also > quick > > to say that when it comes to the 21, nothing begins to touch the M 21 > ASPH - > > including the non-asph M 21 2.8. I have a 17-35 AF D Silent Wave for the > > Nikon, as well as a 20 1.8 Sigma AF - which is cheap as dirt. Both produce > > sharp, contrasty images. But both produce really marked, unpleasant > > distortion at the edges of the frame - while the 21 ASPH M does not. > > > > If you are going to shoot full-frame with the 21 for anything more serious > > than your own entertainment, I'd say plan on trying to find a used 21 ASPH. > > > > B. D. > > >BD you impudent swine we agree for once!! > >Quality and nimble wide angle shooting is what Leica rangefinder >shooting is all about!!!! > >Those folks with AF silent wave tele zooms are going to get shots our >90mm Elmarits. or Apo Asph's are not going to get. > >But from a wide angle standpoint the smart quality was to go in a lot of >smart peoples eyes with Leica rangefinder. > >Although my argument is blurred as the 90 apo Asph is introduced for the >R. I can focus automatically myself. >Don't need no micromotors. >It's just a groundglass and a tele lens go together like applesauce and >potato pancakes. >For wide angle just give me a frameline. > > >Mark Rabiner >Portland, Oregon USA >http://www.markrabiner.com >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html