Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Dr. Elliot Puritz" wrote: > > Hi Mark...Well, the 15mm lens is almost 5,000 bucks. Must either be a > tremendously fabulous piece of glass, or Leica thinks they will sell only a > few of them, or both. There really comes a time when the cost of using > Leica lenses is prohibitively expensive. I know all about used items, and > many times such items are fine. Nevertheless, hard to justify sometimes. > > Have you used the 12 or 15mm from Voightlander on your M Mark? Wonder how > inferior the lens really is at hundreds/thousands less. > Well I doubt I'll ever be able to swing it then. My first instinct anyway for wind angle glass is to be as non retro focal as possible. The 12 made by Cosina for the Leica M looks real good to me. It looks better than their 15. I'll get the 12. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.markrabiner.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html