[Leica] 21 % 24 Lenses

[cummer at netvigator.com (Howard Cummer)]

Hi Luis,
I have the 21 Elmarit pre Asph (purchased used from Bryan Caldwell  
several years ago - thank you again Bryan) and the 24 Elmarit Asph  
purchased new from the redoubtable Dr. Yao (thank you Joseph). In use  
with the M8, in the field, I don't see much difference in their image  
cutting abilities at middle apertures. I know that may be heresy but  
that's what I see. With the M8 I lean to using the 24 more than the  
21 because with the 24 I don't need a separate view finder. Both  
lenses at the moment are visiting Solms to be coded.
Cheers
Howard (still in Tokyo)
On 9 Apr 2007, at 6:33 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote

> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 00:24:35 +0200
> From: "Luis Ripoll" <luisripoll@telefonica.net>
> Subject: [Leica] 21 & 24 Lenses
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Hi all,
> I own a Elmarit M 2,8/21mm (Pre-ASPH), I'm very happy with it,  
> sometimes is
> some slight vigneting on the corners, in my opinion the Super  
> Angulon R
> 4/21mm was better, but I'm no general complaints against the 21mm  
> Elmarit.
> Some days ago has been offered me a Elmarit M 2,8/24mm ASPH, I've  
> read great
> eloges of this lens of a superior quality, but my question are  
> about your
> experiences comparing the use of both lenses, I think that it make  
> no sense
> to have both, the difference is very small.
>
> Probably the 24 would be a better companion for a 35mm, which I'm a  
> great
> user, and the 21 for the 28 that I use very few.
>
> Thanks in advance for your comments
>
> Saludos cordiales
> Luis
>