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Subject: [Leica] Would like an opinion
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Tue Dec 13 05:55:38 2005
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Any of the Voigtl?nder wides are excellent - 12,15, 21,25mm, (IIRR, an 
18mm is planned too) and a lot less expensive than both Leica and Zeiss.
Personal experience of the super wides and the 25mm shows that they are 
a lot closer (very, very close)in quality  to their more expensive 
counterparts than you would expect for the price
The 21 is in M mount the 12,15 and 25 are in M39 screw mount, but 
adapters are easily available.
Douglas


bruce wrote:

> Hi Gene,
>
> For what it's worth, I have been using an M-mount 21 mm. Super  
> Angulon for ? 30 years. The viewfinder is also a dream .......... put  
> it to your eye, with or without glasses, and it's all there. Stop the  
> lens down to ?8 and all can be sharp between 3 feet and infinity. The  
> new Elmarit must be something more!
>
> Landscapes, reportage, group portraits .......... and if you don't  
> know him, have a look at Jean  Loup-Sief's work!
>
> For me, the M-mount lenses are from as wide as it can, 12mm to 50 or  
> 75mm max. ............ and thereafter SLR lenses. I have a 135mm M- 
> mount, but only carry it when weight begins to be a problem with  SLRs 
> .......... I cannot frame clearly/prpoperly.
>
> B.
>
> On 13-dec-2005, at 9:11, Scott McLoughlin wrote:
>
>> Without a wide M lens in your arsenal, I'd go for one of the ZM wides.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> grduprey@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> I have the opertunity to get a lens for Christmas this year, but  am 
>>> having a problem deciding which of 3 choices to go with.  I  would 
>>> like some opinions of my options.  The three options are the  90 AA 
>>> Sumicron M, either the 21 or 25 Zeiss W.A., or the 80 - 200  R 
>>> Zoom.  I am at a deadlock as to which way to go.  I have a 90  thin 
>>> Tele-Elmarit, but would like to get a better lens, I do not  have a 
>>> Real wide angle lens for the M system, but do have a 24R  lens, and 
>>> I have no medium to long zoom for the R system.  Anyone  have either 
>>> of the Zeiss lenses and have an opinion as to their  performance?
>>> I would appreciate any help/opinions.
>>> Gene
>>>
>>
>>
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