Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 21 CV is still the best option for the LTM bodies. It walks circles around the old S/A f4. CV does have a different optical philosophy for contrast and sharpness than a German manufacturer. The CV lenses remind me of the Nikon halcyon days of the 70's when their lenses ruled the day. The contrast of a CV lens is reminiscent of that period. Which, as an aside, I never really liked. I still prefer an older Leica optic, which all the eccentricities, weakness and strengths, that make up the lens' signature. A signature that says Leica. For now, the CV 21mm will have to do for my IIIa. Slobodan Dimitrov On Dec 7, 2007, at 10:02 AM, Frank Filippone wrote: I went through a similar though process as well.... and came to the same opinion. Sometimes, even though you would love to have the best, you just can not afford/justify/convince yourself that it is what you MUST have. Second best ( or another way to say it is that the other choices .. Zeiss or Cosina.....) are good enough. The 21 Cosina lens is "good enough" for what I do with it. Travel. It resides on a M6TTL, so that IR issues is just not a problem. ( No M8 here...) What to do with the $3200 saved... It's obvious..... Save up a few more bucks and get the WATE. ( I wish I could rationalize that one......) Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net > The Leica f/2.8 ASPH 21mm is about 10 times the cost of this little > puppy. > > Of course, now comes the important part; how do the images look? So > far, very good. I will have some to post after this weekend. I have > tried putting an IR filter on the lens, and of course there is the > corner cyan issue. Right now I am experimenting with a Sharpie trying > to get the M8 to think it is a Leica 21mm, to help correct that. > > My main use is going to be travel, so I think that this lens will do > just fine. > > Here is my question: what should I do with the $3,200 I saved by > buying this lens over the Leica? ;-) > > Regards, > Bob Rose _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information