Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/11

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: PAWeek 44 (15mm full frame test)
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Sun Nov 11 10:15:00 2007
References: <19C503DD-2922-48BD-8A6A-9C8F2CBA36A7@mac.com>

very-wides and architecture are great fun

well done

ric


On Nov 9, 2007, at 11:52 AM, Lottermoser George wrote:

> This week I hung the 15mm Super Elmar on the Canon 5D.
> This combination has issues:
>       Cannot focus at infinity (mirror hangs up on the rear of the lens).
>       The combination also shows the worst the lens has to offer in  
> corners and at edges (I believe due to the digital full frame  
> demands). On film the corners and edges do not look this bad.
>       Focus is damn near impossible (for these old eyes) with this lens,  
> stopped down, and the tiny dim viewfinder.
> Also, the tests were done quick and dirty. f:5.6 or 8, handheld  
> from 1/30 - 1/60.
> results can be viewed at:
> <http://www.imagist.com/paw_07>
>
> more at:
> <http://imagist.com/paw_07/07_wk_44/content/index.html>
>
> I intend to do some additional tests with film, M8 and R8/DMR over  
> the next week or two.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george@imagist.com
>
>
>
>
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