Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:46 AM 11/25/97 +0100, you wrote: Alf, Thanks, again, for the kind words. >Is the football picture the complete pic or a part? Maybe you cut (minor) >parts on the side/-s to concentrate on the subject? The sides are cropped off. Mostly on the right. I liked the almost square composition of this particular picture. It lest the picture play really big on the page! >Have the impression, that the 19 mm has/shows more contrast than the >24 mm, that you handle so nice also (see: swinger.jpg, british.jpg). You are quite right. This 19mm lens is one of the best wide angle lenses I've ever used. So it's quite a bit contrastier than the 24 Elmarit. The only lenses I'd compare it to that I've used are the 35 Summilux R and M ASPH and that's about it. I've used the older 28 Elmarit R and 24 Elmarit, and 21mm R, and 35 Summicron R and M, Summilux M. This lens is definitely better than these. Have yet to try the 15mm and new 28mm Elmarit, 35 Summicron ASPH or any 21 M or 28 M. I shot with it today, outside. I did get the sun directly in the picture, and this time there were a few reflections. And there is a teeny-tiny bit of vignetting in the very extreme corners. Like about 1 mm in the corners. This lens is amazing. I also put the Metz 40MZ-3 to the fill-flash test. Shot against the sun in contrasty light, with the 19. I have to say, the R8 and Metz together are better than Canon and just as good as Nikon in the fill-flash function. That is, absolutely superb. ========== Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch How do I set my laser printer on stun?