[Leica] Re: 21mm's

["Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>]

That 24 Emarit is looking better and better! I've gotta save up, though! I
tried my 400mm Telyt-R on the r7 and was really pleased with the results- so
I decided not to sell it after all! Beats the 500/5.6 Celestron all to
pieces!
Thanks for the info!
- -----Original Message-----
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Friday, November 28, 1997 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: 21mm's

>At 01:07 PM 11/28/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>Rodinal, I don't know, but I was impressed, and the price is half that of
>>the 19/2.8-R. Any opinions? I really need help- I actually want to get a
>>Seagull and a Lubitel for my shelf collection! ;)
>
>I have used the 24 Elmarit extensively. It's a great lens, if not one of
>the best Leica ever had made for them. But it's no competition for the 19mm
>Elmarit (the new version). But there is a significant difference in the
>angle of view. They're two quite different lenses. The 19 is harder to work
>with, because of lines converging so drastically. And you have to get in
>REAL close to get  dynamic pictures. So if you want a lens that costs more,
>and makes you work harder, get the 19! :-)
>==========
>
>Eric Welch
>St. Joseph, MO
>http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
>
>You're only young once; you can be immature f'ever