Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steven, I have tested the lens with slide film (Provia 100) and found it to be excellent, certainly much better than the Japanese 17mm lens I had on my Pentax SLR. The Heliar is most certainly not Leica glass, but it also does not carry a Leica price. And Leica does not make a 15mm lens. Nathan "Steven L. Alexander" wrote: > I have...it is a so,so lens. Not a lot of contrast and not too sharp; > however, this is not to say that it does not fill a special point of view > for the M camera. I must say that the above comments are based on a first > look at just two rolls of film (Delta 3200 and Delta 400)shot on one day. I > will buy one and run more controlled tests. > > Wide open with sole light source in frame there is little halo and good > rendition of tonal scale of scene. > > An interesting tool at a good price...view finder id great. > > More later, > Steven - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator Belgium photo page: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman