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Subject: [Leica] Need opinions 21 f2.8 M 1980s version also seeking Bessa R2 in green
From: john at mcmaster.fr (John McMaster)
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:23:38 +0000
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Don't forget the Leica 21mm SEM (f3.4),  much better than the Elmarit asph 
IMO.

john

-----Original Message-----

Good morning from the sunny South U.S.,
I am going to propose a divergent heresy.  For best image quality go with 
the Zeiss 21 2.8 or at the higher end of cost the Leica 21 1.4 ASPH.  Very 
very high optical performance but at a high price.  If budget precludes that 
then you will get very close to the older Leica 21 2.8 optical performance 
with one of the Cosina offerings at a much better price.  The CV lenses will 
also tend to be more compact.

My logic is that you can do far better optically with the higher end optics; 
as well they will deliver the goods with almost any platform you migrate to. 
 But, budgets do constrain us so you can spend far less for equivalent 
performance with the CV products.  This is the classic good better best 
decision; the difference between good and better is not much optically but 
significant price wise.

All the best

Don
don.dory at gmail.com

On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 11:57 PM, Mark Kronquist <mak at teleport.com> wrote:

> CV lenses, too thanks Mark in PDX
>



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