Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]sorry http://www.zeiss.com/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/e0943e181906e994c125746c0053918c Leo Wesson Photographer/Videographer 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:13 PM, leo wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote: > anyone use this 18 zeiss? > http://www.zeiss.com/C12567A8003B58B9?Open > > Leo Wesson > Photographer/Videographer > 817.733.9157 > www.leowesson.com > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Leonard Taupier <len-001 at > verizon.net>wrote: > >> Henning, >> >> Thanks for the info on the 15mm/3.5. I knew about the flare but really >> wanted a wide angle that gave me straight lines. I knew you liked your >> Sigma >> 12-24mm. That I can try at my camera shop. With today's low noise sensors >> f11 should not be a problem. >> >> Thanks, >> Len >> >> >> >> On Mar 30, 2009, at 1:56 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: >> >> At 1:45 PM -0400 3/30/09, Leonard Taupier wrote: >>> >>>> The 13mm, the two 15mm's and the 18mm are retrofocus rectilinears and >>>> can be used on todays digital bodies. The old 10mm that you remember is >>>> a >>>> fisheye and requires the mirror lock up. I have been tracking the >>>> prices of >>>> these wide angle lenses and am thinking about getting the 15mm f3.5. It >>>> has >>>> no distortion where the new AFS 14-24mm zoom has some barrel at 14mm. >>>> The AF >>>> 14mm has a lot of distortion and vignetting on a digital FF body. The >>>> 13mm >>>> is very rare and if you find one may cost thousands. A clean 15mm is >>>> between >>>> $900 and $1200 which is why I perked up at Chris's post. However I >>>> couldn't >>>> find the CV 15 F mount on Gandy's site either. >>>> >>>> Len >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Hi Len, >>> >>> I still have my 15/3.5 Nikkor, and while it's quite decent I wouldn't get >>> too excited about it. It has very little distortion, but it's not zero >>> either, and it does have flare issues. When the 14's came out in the >>> 90's I >>> looked at them but decided that none were that great in comparison so >>> never >>> got one. >>> >>> Now I have a 12-24 Sigma for my FF Canons and am reasonably happy with >>> that. As with all Sigmas, QC is terrible but mine works reasonably and >>> I'm >>> able to get images with no more, and generally less distortion than the >>> 15 >>> Nikkor, and a lot less flare. The only thing is that for good quality I >>> have >>> to shoot at f/11 or so. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> * 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >