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Subject: Re: [Leica] 21mm for M
From: "Eric C" <eric.calderwood@btinternet.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 15:16:51 -0000
References: <000201c3eacb$bacd1910$c865f7a5@D65C9M31> <B27952AE-56C4-11D8-9401-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca>

John,

The web site was moved and is now here : 

http://www.jumboprawn.net/jesse/cameras.html

Regards
EricC


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From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 3:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] 21mm for M


> I shoot wide open all the time so wide open performance is very 
> important to me. The Asph* is a bit dodgy at the edges wide open, 
> that's life with superwides, stunning at F/4 and on down though. The 
> 21/3.4** is a bit flare prone until stopped down to F/4 (there was a 
> website which explained which rear element to remove and paint the 
> edges on but I lost the URL). The Skopar is very very highly thought 
> of. All three have very low distortion*** -- especially when compared 
> to SLR 21s. So you are basically comparing F4 lenses that all get 
> stunning reviews. Me, I would go with the cheapest.
> 
> John Collier
> 
> *Sold it and bought the 24 Asph which has a more even performance 
> across the field wide open. I know, I know, apples and oranges but an 
> useable F/2.8 was more important than the still much missed closer 
> working range.
> 
> ** Sold it because F/4 was too slow and I bought the Asph (see above)
> 
> *** See Henning's posts
> 
> On Feb 3, 2004, at 8:05 PM, Gary Williams wrote:
> 
> > OK, I know the Leica ASPH is the king of the 21's, but what about the
> > next best?  I don't like the size of the Leica 21mm pre-ASPH (compared
> > to the CV 21mm and SA 3.4), so it's really down to the Voigtlander 21mm
> > Skopar vs. the Super Angulon 3.4.
> 
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In reply to: Message from "Gary Williams" <nasmformyzombie@mindspring.com> ([Leica] 21mm for M)
Message from John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] 21mm for M)