Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:15 PM 3/3/99 +0000, you wrote: >In conclusion it remains to be seen whether modern designs can offer >anything which will suit all criteria, a small extreme w/angle lens of the You need to get up to date. Erwin's tests prove the 21 Elmarit ASPH is better than all previous 21s and it's a retrofocus design. And other recent lenses (28 Elmarit R and M) are better than they non-retrofocus predecessors. Maybe they might be able to create new true wide angle lenses, and then it could be tested, but the proof now is that retrofocus lenses are the state of the art. Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Perspective is in the eye of the beholder.