Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 3.5/65mm Elmar is excellent - I have the older version of 1963 vint= age, newer is supposedly even better. Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen my=F6s suomeksi - ---------- > From: Gerd Hechtfischer <Gerd.Hechtfischer@t-online.de> > To: 'leica-users' <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Subject: [Leica] Lens for near 1:1 reproduction? > Date: 20. elokuuta 1998 23:16 >=20 > Dear Luggers, >=20 > having aquired a used novoflex bellows for my visoflex III, I > began to try out what lenses would be worth using with it. > I found that my summicron 2/50 shows a considerable lack > of sharpness in the corners when used for ratios of about 1:1 > to 2:1. This best-ever 35mm lens seems optimized for other > purposes. Also unexpectedly, I found that the lens head of my > old Elmar 1:4 / 9 cm gives excellent results around 1:1. > What are your experiences with about 1:1 ratio? >=20 > Regards, >=20 > Gerd