Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 24mm vs 21mm for M6
From: chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson)
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 14:57:30 -0700
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Nathan, Rick---

That's been my experience with this lens as well. So long as you don't tilt
the camera too much, you won't wind up with too many subjects on the edge
seeming to rocket out of the frame. You can really use the full frame to
compose in.

Chuck Albertson
Seattle, Wash.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] 24mm vs 21mm for M6


> Rick Dykstra wrote:
>
> > 24
> > owners, how does the edge distortion shape up?
>
> This is one of the many amazing things about this lens. Yes, you can see
> that a wide angle was used, but the images are sharp and relatively
> undistorted corner to corner. Of all my Leica M lenses (and I have more or
> less the complete set, except 28mm and 75mm) the 24mm is possibly the
> biggest improvement over the Japanese brand I used until 1998.
>
> Nathan
>
>
> --
> Nathan Wajsman
> Overijse, Belgium and Zurich, Switzerland
> e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch
> General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator
> Belgium photo page: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman
>
>
>
>
>

In reply to: Message from ZaaX@aol.com ([Leica] 24mm vs 21mm for M6)
Message from Rick Dykstra <rdandcb@cybermac.com.au> (Re: [Leica] 24mm vs 21mm for M6)
Message from Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> (Re: [Leica] 24mm vs 21mm for M6)