Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have used (and loved) the Leica 21mm asph. lens but I don't want to spend the $$$ required to go that route. As a lover of Sieff's work, I can't help but think that he wasn't using the Leica aspherical lens (it wasn't around in his earlier days) and that, obviously, he wasn't using the Skopar either. So, a couple of questions have come to mind: 1)what do we think of the 21mm Skopar? 2) do we know which 21mm Sieff used for the majority of his work - perhaps it is worth spending the $$$ to purchase an older 21mm Leica glass, in other words. I'm probably wrong to say this, but all of the pictures I've seen taken with the Skopar seem much more distorted than those I myself have taken with the asph. Leica glass (and believe me, I'm no great shakes with the lens but I do try to keep it level on both planes and that seems to help a lot) so, question number 3 is: 3) does the Skopar distort a lot more than the Leica glass? (This would include earlier versions of the Leica glass too). Obviously Sieff was the master with this lens and perhaps, many of his tricks died with him, but I maintain, that a well controlled photograph taken with a 21mm lens can sure be a thing of beauty. Thank you, Fred Sears - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html