Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Langer <mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca> wrote: > I'm curious as to why there are so many discussions about > the Cosina/Voigtlander lenses and not the ones by Kobalux. > Is it just that the Cosina/Voigtlander ones are more widely > available? Both the 21mm f2.8 and the 28mm f3.5 > Kobaluxes are rangefinder coupled, and if the photo that > Dante Stella has on his website is anything to go by, the > performance of the 21mm is impressive. I'm curious as to > the evaluation that LUGgers who have used these lenses, > either in comparison to the Cosina/Voigtlander or the Leica > equivalents, may have regarding performance, construction > quality, finders, etc. I have the second generation Kobalux 21 and will soon have a third gen. courtesy of Dante. The 2nd gen. version is a very good lens...plenty sharp, nice color rendition, solid construction. The finder gives a bright, clear image but is also quite large. I don't currently own a Leica 21 but I do have a Zeiss f/4.5 Biogon (the original RF 21). The Biogon deserves its classic status 100%. Gorgeous image quality. My Kobalux doesn't do the same magic but I'm not sure any other 21mm lens does either except maybe the f/3.4 Super Angulon. IMO, of course, and with the caveat that I have yet to use a 21 ASPH. - -Dave-