Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/26

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]
Subject: [Leica] Any comparison between the 18mm Elmar to the WATE?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:30:55 -0400
 
> Restatement....
> 
> Comparison of the 18 Super Duper Elmar to the Wide Angle Tri Elmar @ 18mm.
> 
> Forget the finder, it has little to do with the optical photographic
> path......!
> 
> I already know the WATE beats the 15mm Voigtlander and the 21mm ASPH Elmar
> is better than the WATE.  I have no evaluation for 18mm
> 
> BTW, the WATE finder has more than a little distortion........it is truly
> lousy.  Leica should be embarrassed......
> 
> No M8 here.   Maybe a M9 when it happens......
> 
> Frank Filippone
> red735i at earthlink.net
> 
> 
> 
The Hasselblad Super wide had a very distorted viewfinder thingie.
Never got in the way of its acclaimed.
Never stopped me from using it. I used a borrowed one for over a month.
Distorted finders for classical ultrawide are par for the course.
And that was the film days.
If your using it now with a digital body you're getting all the feedback you
need; all over again.

Mark William Rabiner
Replies: Reply from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Any comparison between the 18mm Elmar to the WATE?)
 In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Any comparison between the 18mm Elmar to the WATE?)