[Leica] Handled a Biogon Ultra-Wide!

[richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)]

I didn't pay that much attention to the lens, but I guess it's probably a
Super Wide (SW) rather than the original Supreme Wide Angle (SWA)

On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 2:54 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> 
wrote:

> Not sure what lens you are talking about.... an SWA?
>
> I have owned three over the years, a '60s SWC (chrome lens but T*), this
> was not as sharp as a 1980 black T* SWC/M. I had a 903 but did not use it
> too much before I sold out of Hasselblad again, if I knew what it would be
> worth now.... ;-)
>
> john
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>
> The local shop Keeble & Shucat does not have a SWC to rent (neither does
> anyone online), but that's a well-used Ultra Wide in the used dept so I
> played with it a little. Didn't actually shoot any film though.
>
> The handling is nice. Since this is the original model, the viewfinder is
> pretty lousy. Overall, it does feel it would be nice to carry and use.
>
> Not sure if anyone actually BUYS the new 905 SWC for $10K+, but this is
> certainly the lowest priced Biogon I have seen.
>
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