Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/03

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica 21-35mm
From: FELIXMATURANA at telefonica.net (Félix López de Maturana)
Date: Sat Sep 3 09:23:57 2005
References: <200509031347.j83Dhs69085894@server1.waverley.reid.org>

>Part of the rubber at the rear can easily be removed using a jewel 
>screwdriver to give way for the mirror on the 1Ds body.
>I've used Canon 17-35L, Contax 21mm, Olympus 21mm on the 1Ds and have never 
>seen such poor resolution at the corner! I've also tried different 
>adapters. 
>So all evidence seems to be pointing to the lens. Either the quality 
>control 
>is very poor or the lens design is indeed very bad.
>Have yet to try in on a Leica film camera. Perhaps the design is not 
>suitable for Canon bodies.



Thanks for your information but I'll follow using Leicas in Leica and 
Canons in Canon, Using film I've found the 21-35 in R8 to be a superior 
lens that 16-35 in EOS 1v but slower and with more limited range.It's 
the lens is always in my Leica R. The full format sensor needs 
teleccentric lenses-whatever this could be- so the light hit the sensor 
in a perpendicular way so I hope then in a next future Canon will launch 
new extreme wide lenses. My 14mm Canon prime has a better behavior and 
the 1Ds MkII having bigger micro lenses has less softness and chromatic 
aberration than 1D MkI and I hope than EOS 5D will have even less. When 
mine arrive next month I'll tell you...

Felix