Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The rating says more about POP Photo than the lens. I used the 21mm for exactly one roll of film. I can't begin to discuss the sharpness, because there wasn't any. The image reminded me of the generally soft non-discript images I got from a Vivitr 80-200 zoom I owned in the mid 70s. Every lens I've used from Nikon or Canon in the last ten years has shown better results. My M6 was mad a me for a month just for mounting that thing on it. This is one case where you don't get what you pay for. At $600-800 the 21mm is overpriced by at least half. Sigma could make a better lens for $150. Tom PS: I have a slide from it somewhere around here. If you would like I could scan it and send you a copy. I think you'll be able to see the murky quality of the lens even on a 72DPI file. At 03:48 PM 2/22/98 +0800, you wrote: >Adorama offers 21mm and 28mm lenses for the Leica M that are highly >rated (5/5) by POP Photo (according to PhotoZone). Has anyone seen or >used these lenses? > >