Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henning can make a Leica stack all on his own! And people accuse ME of inciting technolust ;-) Get well soon and post lots of photos for us. 2009/3/26 Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> > Here is the Summilux on an M8 on the left; then the WATE on an M7, the > 21/2.8 ASPH on an M6 and the CV21 on the other M8. My 21/3.4 SA is away for > a bit, so it didn't get to pose. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/Stuff/20090325-IMG_1293.jpg.html > > > > > Well, I'm sick with pneumonia and I still had to go out and do some work >> today. On the way back I stopped at my photo dealer, and.... >> >> The 21 Summilux has arrived. He held the price even though the Canuck buck >> has sunk a fair ways since I ordered it, so I managed a 20% discount. >> >> The lens looks great; everything seems as good as hoped for from my short >> time with one at Photokina. Nice feel to everything, with slightly heavy >> focussing that I'll try to limber up as soon as possible. The UV/IR filter >> had come in a couple of months ago, so I have that as well. >> >> I'll be shooting on the M8's mostly, but also on the M6. >> >> First indications are that using the aperture only influences dof and >> vignetting; other image parameters are for all practical purposes the same >> at any f-stop, and it performs essentially identically to the 21/2.8 ASPH >> at >> common apertures. >> >> > > -- > > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff 'Life's too short for mediocre glass' http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman