Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 21/2.8 Elmarit-M is probably the least loved of the Leica M 21s, but it's playing in some tough company. The 21/3.4 was such a classic and a hard act to follow, but a new lens was needed to allow TTL metering with cameras from the M5 and afterwards. There's nothing desperately wrong with the 21/2.8 E-M -- many fine photos have been made with it -- and if you can get one in great condition at a bargain price (say, under $1K), it's a good choice. I bet the Zeiss ZM 21/2.8 is also a great value. For me, 21s are lenses for crowded and cramped interiors, so f2.8 as a maximum aperture is very useful indeed. These two pictures were taken with the 21/2.8 ASPH, the first under the Arctic sea ice at low tide, the second inside an igloo: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/emanuellowi/Nunavik-Inuit/5_G.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/emanuellowi/Nunavik-Inuit/17_G.jpg.html Emanuel