Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/23

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Voigtlander Ultra-Wide - Heliar 12mm f/5.6 Aspherical
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 12:51:08 -0400

Simon....How "good," accurate, do their evaluations tend to be?

B. D.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Simon Lamb
> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 8:55 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Voigtlander Ultra-Wide - Heliar 12mm f/5.6 Aspherical
> 
> 
> Amateur Photographer in the UK has tested this lens and I thought some of
> you may be interested in a snip from the verdict.
> 
> "The Voigtlander 12mm is a truly excellent lens that features outstanding
> optical quality that closely rivals, if not exceeds, the quality 
> of the more
> expensive Leica brand"
> 
> There is a three page article containing quite a bit of detail 
> regarding the
> build and optical quality, the depth of field, the sharpness and the
> vignetting that can occur.
> 
> The test scores were:
> 
> Optical quality:           28/30
> Ease of use:              27/30
> Construction quality:  19/20
> Value for money:        18/20
> 
> 92% test score.
> 
> Simon
> 
> 

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