Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, Given your use of film, I might suggest the 21 F3.4 first as it is very hard to use on the M8 and the price can be very good for non-collectible versions. On a straight performance vote I would have to go with the Zeiss 4.5 Biogon. The edges are better with the Leica ASPH but I feel the transition to out of focus is better with the Biogon. I know, I know, nothing is out of focus with a 21 but if you use classic near/far relationships then you are 15 inches from your main subject and their are indeed out of focus areas. Mostly, I would just decide on price; if there is some desperate Lehman Brothers ex-employee that has to sell their 21 ASPH for $1200 then I would buy that over the Biogon; otherwise why not buy a new Zeiss? 0.02 On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 9:34 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net>wrote: > Given the choice of > > 21F4 Super Angulon, > 21F3.4 SA > 21 Elmarit Version # whatever..... > 21 ASPH Elmarit > 21 Zeiss F4.5 > > What is the order of image quality...? > > I remember that Henning said he liked the 21 ASPH Elmarit as #1, with the > 21 > Zeiss as #2..... And that the 21/3.4 SA was way up there..... > > Forget the other choices... ( 21 F1.4 and 21 Zeiss F2,8) > > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory@gmail.com