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Subject: RE: [Leica] R-lens, Normal or Wide, with Best Definition to the edges
From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 22:27:53 -0400

Martin,
First choice would be the 60 Elmarit
Second choice would be the latest 50 Summilux
Third choice would be the latest 28 Elmarit
Fourth choice is a tie with either the latest version of the 35
Summicron or the last version of the 35 Elmarit

Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Martin
Krieger
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 8:45 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: [Leica] R-lens, Normal or Wide, with Best Definition to the
edges

What is the generally recognized R lens, normal or wide, which has the
best
definition all the way to the edges and corners?

    I am photographing in daylight (hence I don't need f/2),
    I am photographing mostly architecture and scenes (hence not close
up at
all, more likely 5 meters out)
    I want to have the best definition all over the negative, so am
willing
to sacrifice a bit in the center for quality at the edges.
    I am less concerned with matters of distortion than of contrast and
resolution.

I use the current 2.8 R19mm, and the 28mm PC Super Angulon. Could I do
better? I know that in the end a tripod and high shutter speed would be
the
best improvement, but let us pay attention here to the lens itself. I
use
Kodachrome, mostly.

Thank you,
Martin

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