[Leica] Sigma 30mm f1.4 for 4/3rds

[cummer at netvigator.com (Howard Cummer)]

Hi Steve,
Very much enjoy your pictures. At the Sigma stand at Photokina there  
were various sections displaying lenses in different mounts Canon,  
Nikon, etc and also 4/3rds.
I tried the 30mm 1.4 in 4/3rds mount on my Olympus 330E and it worked  
just fine although taking pictures jostling in the crowd at a camera  
show isn't really ideal for testing the image quality of a lens. I  
have this lens in Nikon mount and use it occasionally  on my  
daughter's D200. The first sample I got had a collimation problem  
which was so obvious that I was able to return it to my Hong Kong  
dealer and get a replacement which is equally sharp on all edges.  
With that experience I would be inclined to wait for the 25 Summilux  
rather than buy the Sigma 30. Another lens I tried at the Sigma stand  
was the 24mm f 1.8 Aspherical Macro (which focuses down to about 7  
inches) and I really liked the way it felt and handled. I would be  
more tempted by that lens than the 30 I think but will likely settle  
for just the Summilux if I can afford it.
Hope this helps,
Howard
I don't have the ready means to post sample pictures from the 30mm  
f1.4 which would be accessible to the LUG but I will check my disks  
and see if I can send you a couple of snaps off line.

On 19 Oct 2006, at 7:59 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:

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> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:18:38 -0700
> From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] New 25/1.4 Summilux ASPH
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> On Oct 18, 2006, at 3:35 PM, Howard Cummer wrote:
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>> It was on display at the Olympus stand at Photokina, under glass
>> and lit like a jewelry display. I asked the Olympus rep what the
>> suggested retail price might be and he smiled and said that I would
>> have to ask Leica. So, I infer that it is going to be Leica priced
>> rather than Olympus priced and therefore expensive. Still, I would
>> sure like to have one. The weakness in the 4/3rds lens line up is
>> fast single focal lengths - especially at the wide end.
>
>
> hi Howard, what do you know about the Sigma 30mm 1.4 for Olympus  4/3
> rds...?
>
>
> thanks Steve