Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 25mm f4 Skopar
From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 07:14:31 +0200

I was comparing the Heliar and the Skopar. In this context, the 25mm is a more useful focal length than 15mm. I did not say that I would choose the Skopar over the Elmarit; my assumption was that the choice
being discussed was between the 15mm and the 25mm.

Nathan

austin@darkroom.com wrote:

> >I have the 15mm and love it. The 25mm had no interest for me, as I already had
> >the 24mm Elmarit. If I did not then I would probably go for the 25mm Cosina, it
> >is on balance a far more useful focal lenght.
>
> What are you saying you believe is a far more useful focal length that what?  It sounds like you may mean the 25 v the 24...  If you mean the 25 v the 15, why would you go for the Cosina over the Elmarit?

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