Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >