Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the reply, Simon...Sounds like a good buy...The prpblem of course is that the 15 is not only faster, but so cheap that one may be able to justify buying it to only use a few times a year...This one, though probably better optically, is a little pricey to only shoot with once and a while...but...:-) 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: Sunday, September 24, 2000 2:47 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Voigtlander Ultra-Wide - Heliar 12mm f/5.6 > Aspherical > > > The evaluation was done by Dr Stewart Bell who is recognised as one of the > best in the business (at least in the UK). As for the Leica comparison, I > do not know what they are comparing, unless it it the widest Leica > available, which hardly seems fair. On its own merits though the > evaluation > seems to rate the lens as excellent. I am sure a Leica 12mm > would cost two > or three times the price and, at at such a wide angle, it would > remain to be > seen if they could improve on the optical quality. This must be getting > towards the raggedy edge. > > Simon > > B. D. Colen wrote: > > > Simon....How "good," accurate, do their evaluations tend to be? > > > > B. D. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > >