Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark I have just read the hard copy of this review; looks a promising update on my small Nikon 20mm f4. Only problem is it doesn't have bunny ears and will not fully integrate with my Nikkormat !! :-) As to small 21mm lenses I love the tiny Zeiss f4.5 but you need a film body to fully exploit it's potential, in my case that is now reduced to my M3. Chris 2009/5/6 Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>: > Here to balance out Tom's review of Leica's blazingly fast 21mm is Jonathan > Eastland's review of Cosina new blazingly slow 3.5 20mm. > It's tiny and light & very close focusing with very impressive results as > modest slow glass is prone to give as its not trying to please the > marketing > department its just trying to be a nice lens design to take pictures with. > > http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=855855 > > > Slow glass gives you more line pairs per Euro; > Is one reason why I love them. > They try harder. They are an little understood underdog. > > I'm fond of small outer glass areas. > The savings in lens tissue alone is worth it. > > > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >