Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]anyone use this 18 zeiss? http://www.zeiss.com/C12567A8003B58B9?Open Leo Wesson Photographer/Videographer 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Leonard Taupier <len-001 at verizon.net>wrote: > Henning, > > Thanks for the info on the 15mm/3.5. I knew about the flare but really > wanted a wide angle that gave me straight lines. I knew you liked your > Sigma > 12-24mm. That I can try at my camera shop. With today's low noise sensors > f11 should not be a problem. > > Thanks, > Len > > > > On Mar 30, 2009, at 1:56 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: > > At 1:45 PM -0400 3/30/09, Leonard Taupier wrote: >> >>> The 13mm, the two 15mm's and the 18mm are retrofocus rectilinears and can >>> be used on todays digital bodies. The old 10mm that you remember is a >>> fisheye and requires the mirror lock up. I have been tracking the prices >>> of >>> these wide angle lenses and am thinking about getting the 15mm f3.5. It >>> has >>> no distortion where the new AFS 14-24mm zoom has some barrel at 14mm. >>> The AF >>> 14mm has a lot of distortion and vignetting on a digital FF body. The >>> 13mm >>> is very rare and if you find one may cost thousands. A clean 15mm is >>> between >>> $900 and $1200 which is why I perked up at Chris's post. However I >>> couldn't >>> find the CV 15 F mount on Gandy's site either. >>> >>> Len >>> >>> >>> >> >> Hi Len, >> >> I still have my 15/3.5 Nikkor, and while it's quite decent I wouldn't get >> too excited about it. It has very little distortion, but it's not zero >> either, and it does have flare issues. When the 14's came out in the 90's >> I >> looked at them but decided that none were that great in comparison so >> never >> got one. >> >> Now I have a 12-24 Sigma for my FF Canons and am reasonably happy with >> that. As with all Sigmas, QC is terrible but mine works reasonably and I'm >> able to get images with no more, and generally less distortion than the 15 >> Nikkor, and a lot less flare. The only thing is that for good quality I >> have >> to shoot at f/11 or so. >> >> -- >> >> * 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >