Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, you're being a bit hard on that 21 mm non-ASPH Elmarit! I have one and the pictures taken with it are among those I most prize. But I agree otherwise. As much as I would like it not to be the case, I really love my Leicas and lenses and in some ineffable way their quality does contribute to the quality of my work. But there is a huge subjective factor here, and I doubt very much whether trading in my Elmarit for the new ASPH would make a difference, as my pictures are hand-held, other than from the knowledge that my lens is the sharpest possible. Like Luke Skywalker knowing he has the Force. Because Nathan is really right. He suggested a workshop. The greatest improvement in my work in the last five years came from feedback such as yours, not from a new lens, and this is what Nathan is suggesting. Jesse