Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]sometime around 12/15/99 2:22 AM, B. D. Colen at bdcolen@earthlink.net was heard to write: > Eric - IF you're correct about the inability of the Hexar to focus the > faster lenses with sufficient accuracy, then I agree with you. But we don't > yet have the answer to that particular question. Additionally, the 21 is a > 2.8 lens that a blind man could focus by feel, as are the 24 and 28...and > while I love my Summilux 35 ASPH, I seem to recall that there is a > world-class f 2 35....so.... B.D. Yes, I know. Any fool can focus a 21 at f/8. But basice fact is it's .6 magnification, the base isn't longer - is it? In that case, it's not as accurate. But for real wide lenses, I might get one too if other issues besides focusing accuracy make it interesting. But not for my fast not-so-wide lenses, and I tend to not want to dedicate a body to one lens. - -- Eric Welch Carlsbad, CA http://www.neteze.com/ewelch Zen master to hotdog vendor. "Make me one with everything."