Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I haven't purchased this lens yet, but it seems to me that, given the price, really good results at a single mid-range aperture sure make it worth the investment...correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the legendary Zeiss/Leica $10000 15-16 mm a fixed ap. lens? > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Doug Cooper > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 10:43 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Cc: leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Re: Results with Heliar 15mm > > > > > I too had problems with this lens until I figured out, thanks to Irwin's > site, that you really want to leave the thing at f5.6. Stopped down any > further and it starts to go bad, very quickly. Wide open too. Just leave > it there, and adjust your shutter speed, and you'll get remarkable > results. > > > Douglas Cooper > > >