Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The writeup Henning is referring to is in the Viewfinder Volume 34 no. 3. That VF is a 2001 pub. You might find it in the 2001 LUG archives. Len On Mar 30, 2007, at 4:21 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: > At 1:07 PM -0700 3/30/07, Photo Phreak wrote: >> Has anyone compared the lens formula for these two with the two >> old SuperAngulons ? >> I get the impression that some of these "new" rangefinder >> lenses are the older formula lenses with computer recomputation, >> more modern glass and multi-coating. I am sure modern production >> technology may help as well. >> As good as the newer Leica 21s have been they do not alway >> seem to produce an image with the same "character" as the >> SuperAngulons do. The SuperAngulons were true short focus lenses >> where the newer 21s are retrofocus or reverse-telephoto. Both >> have distinctive "signatures". >> >> ================================================================== >> >> Thank you very much for the information on the CV glass. I >> particularly >> find useful the fact that the 21/4 is superior to the 21/2.8 >> non-aspheric. If I were to have bought one I more than likely >> would have >> chosen the faster lens. More than one person has told me they do not >> like the Nokton for various reasons. I won't be buying it. Some also >> say that the glass flares and other that it doesn't. I tend to >> believe >> that if it happens to one it could happen to all. From what I am >> hearing >> the CV lens is not as good as Leica but still a good value for the >> money. I have had recommendations for the 50/2.0 Heliar and the >> APO 90. >> Over the weekend I will decide which of these two I would like to >> have. >> >> Jack > > I did a comparison of 4 different 21's a couple of years ago for > the Viewfinder, which included the 21/3.4 SA, the 21/4CV, the > 21/3.5 Ricoh and the 21/2.8 ASPH. Over the years I've had and used > about 15 different 20's and 21's. > > The writeup was also posted to the LUG, so it should be here > somewhere. > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information