Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<html> Well... since Leica does not make a 15mm lens, one then has to buy something else. If you read my copy below, you will see that I said "<blockquote>buy a used Leica lens that will out perform the brand-x lens in every way." "Leica lens." So you cannot buy a used, or even new, Leica 15mm lens that will compete.<br> <br> My question was, and still is, focal lengths that are available in both Leica and new brand-x.<br> <br> Jim<br> <br> <br> </blockquote>At 08:14 PM 5/18/99 +0200, you wrote: <br> <blockquote type=cite cite>Jim Brick wrote: <dl><blockquote> <dd>> I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why someone would want to <dd>> deliberately produce images of lesser quality, using a (new) brand-x lens, <dd>> when for the same money, they can buy a used Leica lens that will out <dd>> perform the brand-x lens in every way.<br> <br> <dd>Jim, <dd>Would you please tell me where I can find a used 15mm F4.5 Aspherical LEICA lens! <dd>For US$500 I am certainly more than willing to take my chances with the new Super Wide Heliar.<br> <br> <dd>Claes</blockquote> </dl><br> </html>