Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I have the VC 4/21. You have to stop it down to about f11 to really >make it sing. >It lacks 'sparkle' below that. > >I shot a lot of K64 with mine and the color was very good. Contrast >pops nicely, >when you stop it down. Af f4 it's a little muddy. > >That said it's one heck of a bargain for the price. They even >include a bright line finder. > >feli I think you might possibly have a dud. Mine, and Tom A's that I tested against the 21 ASPH, 21/3.5 Ricoh and 21/3.4 SA were definitely at their best between f/5.6 and 8, and were down by f/11. Difraction was becoming apparent. -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com