Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree. If you need/want it, you need/want it, but it does some design compromise, as with everything else. On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 9:48 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > I would have said that you either want/need it for the speed and accept > any shortcomings as next version available new is nearly three stops slower > - but the Elmar is meant to be the sharpest/least distortion even compared > to the retired Elmarit asph..... > > john > > > -----Original Message----- > > On Behalf Of Richard Man > > > > Mustache wave distortions. > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 8:18 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > > wrote: > > > > > I'm wondering what's not going to look good taken with a Leica > > > $7,250.00 lens!?! > > > > > > > > > On 10/11/13 12:02 PM, "Gene duprey" <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Stan, > > > > > > > > Take a look at Greg's Barcelona photos, as he used the 24/1.4 'Lux > > > > for > > > just > > > > about all of his photos there. It is his favorite focal lenght. > > > > > > > > gene > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > Would appreciate comments from users of this optic, esp. vignetting. > > > > Leica acknowledges more than 3 stops vig. at full aperture, pretty > > > > much gone by f2.8. Other issues? > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Stan Yoder > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto