Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/21

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Subject: [Leica] New Leica M Stuff
From: msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad)
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:34:25 -0700
References: <78360B7C-76FD-4E7A-A744-C1F95F887902@charter.net> <CA26873F.1095D%mark@rabinergroup.com> <20110622030649.GA63482@selenium.125px.com> <BANLkTikB+aa3cQM49hjJQppmFubQmW29zQ@mail.gmail.com> <20110622042815.GB63482@selenium.125px.com>

do i feel a like bashing every time there is news from leica on a new
camera/lens? why is that?

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Tim Gray <tgray at 125px.com> wrote:

> On Jun 22, 2011 at 01:31 PM +0930, Marty Deveney wrote:
>
>> It doesn't work on the M9.  The rear element is too close for the
>> microlenses to correct the angle of transmission at the edges.
>>
>
> Yup.  Good thing I'm on film still.  Of course if I needed a 21 on the M9,
> I guess I'd look at the Zeiss 21/2.8.  Again, that extra $2k for the Leica
> lens when it's about the same size as the 2.8 and has about the same
> distortion just doesn't seem worth it for me.  I was really hoping it would
> either be smaller or have less distortion for the price.
>
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  regards, mehrdad


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