Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 15mm Heliar
From: "David W. Almy" <dalmy@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 06:47:45 -0500
 
"Henning J. Wulff" wrote:
> 
> I just got a 15mm Heliar. It looks great! Very nice viewfinder, tiny and
> bright (and cheap).... The
> light falloff was about halfway between using the center filter on the
> Hologon and not using the filter. The Heliar is about as sharp as the
> Hologon, but the Hologon cannot be set to infinity, but only at best to a
> hyperfocal distance (and shorter distances), so distant things look sharper
> with the Heliar....Just a
> touch of distortion; more obviously than the Hologon but less than the
> Nikkor, which isn't bad in that department. 

Henning,

Have you had a chance to use the Contax G Hologon? How's it rate against
the old Hologon, etc.?

Thanks. Always enjoy your comments (and you site). 

David W. Almy
Annapolis