Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Without any question YES! This is an excellent lens and your going to love it. Cheers Wilber Pitak Chenkosol wrote: > Dear LUGGERs, > > Could anyone who own the 19mm/f2.8 Elmarit-R (latest design with filter > terret) please describe your experience in using this lens? I am interested > in the quality of the pictures for both close-up and far away subjects. > How do the image rendering capabilities of this lens compare to a longer > Leica R-lens (e.g. 35mm/f1.4)? Sharpness, flare suppression, etc. I have > the 35mm/f1.4 and like the results that I get (after changing the focusing > screen to a uniform ground glass per Ted's advice. Thank you Ted.). > > Can I expect the performance of the 19mm/f2.8 Elmarit-R to be on par with my > 35mm/f1.4 Summilux-R? > > Thanks in advance for the info. > > Regards, > > PC > > -- > Pitak Chenkosol, Dept. Electrical Eng.,| " I was born not knowing and have > Portland State University, | only had a little time to change > P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751. | that here and there." > E-mail: pitakc@ee.pdx.edu | Richard P. Feynman