Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 25, 2009, at 2:27 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: > Well, I'm sick with pneumonia and I still had to go out and do some > work today. On the way back I stopped at my photo dealer, and.... > > The 21 Summilux has arrived. He held the price even though the > Canuck buck has sunk a fair ways since I ordered it, so I managed a > 20% discount. > > The lens looks great; everything seems as good as hoped for from my > short time with one at Photokina. Nice feel to everything, with > slightly heavy focussing that I'll try to limber up as soon as > possible. The UV/IR filter had come in a couple of months ago, so I > have that as well. > > I'll be shooting on the M8's mostly, but also on the M6. this lens looks extraordinary...let us know how you like it, and please show some of your resulting photos, Steve > > First indications are that using the aperture only influences dof > and vignetting; other image parameters are for all practical > purposes the same at any f-stop, and it performs essentially > identically to the 21/2.8 ASPH at common apertures. > > -- > > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information