Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:42 AM, John Collier <jbcollier at shaw.ca> wrote: > I was looking at getting a V/C 28/2 Ultron but have been reading mixed > reviews on the net. Some are deliriously happy with theirs while others > complain of focus shift: fine wide open, then not fine until f8 or so as it > front focuses. Some recommend getting the V/C 28/1.9 instead for a digital > M. > > Any one out there using either the 2.0 or the 1.9, or better both, able to > comment? > I owned the 28 1.9, and liked it a lot for film, with the exception of the bulk. When I got my M8, I kept finding focus problems in stuff I was shooting at minimum focus distances, something I do a lot of. I sent it to DAG, and Don told me that lens could not be adjusted, so I sold it and bought a Leica 28 asph. I've been pretty happy with that lens. > > Thanks, > > John > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA