Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, When I had my R outfit I had the Super Angulon (Schneider dessign I think), IMO a super lens, better than the Elmarit M 2.8/21mm. On your bench, I still find better the SA more crispy, brilliant with richer tones than the Yashica....., I repeat, IMO. Cheers Lluis El 16/02/2010, a las 11:54, Douglas Sharp escribi?: > The sun came out today - I've been wanting to compare a couple of > wides for while, but I never thought the difference would be so > much, and in this order. > > A view from our skylight window across the frozen canal: > > Yashica 3.5/21mm at f3.5 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/ > _MG_0738.jpg.html > > Leica Super-Angulon-R 4/21mm at f4 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/ > _MG_0741.jpg.html > > Yashica 3.5/21mm at f8 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/ > _MG_0740.jpg.html > > Leica Super-Angulon-R 4/21mm at f8 > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Hannover/ > _MG_0743.jpg.html > > If you take a look at the large versions, the Yashica lens is quite > a bit better at the edges both wide open and at f8. > > I had heard that the SA21 was supposed to be not one of Leica's best > lenses, but that a very reasonably priced Yashica lens is its equal > or better was something I hadn't expected (I had suspected that it > was pretty good, but I had never shot a direct comparison before). > > > Technical details: Canon 20D at ISO equivalent 100 > > The shots have only been corrected for the exposure differences you > get when shooting at different f-stops with a Canon DSLR, sharpening > is the camera default setting. > > Cheers > Douglas > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information