Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fred It was the first version (#11225). I will try some more tests. It is unusual to get a Leica lemon and the lens doesn't seemed to have been misused. It is good to hear positive comments on R wide and super-wide angle lenses; I will persevere to explore the sub-35mm range. Any other recommendations? Chris B On 05/02/2008, Fred Hess / Phenix Visuals NL <fredhess@phenix-visuals.nl> wrote: > Hello Chris, > > I have a lot of extreme wide-angles: 15, 19 and 21mm for Leica R, so can > make > some comparison: > > The Elmarit 19mm (#11225) is very good lens, excellent contrast, sharp and > hardly > no dark corners. > Better than the SuperAngulon R 4/21mm (fair/good contrast) > But for me the best is the (Zeiss) Elmar-R 1;3.5/15mm. Extreme sharp! > > Which version of the 19mm did you try: the most recent or on of the older > types? > > Kind regards > > Fred Hess > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher Birchenhall" <crbirchenhall@googlemail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 5:43 PM > Subject: [Leica] Leica R 19mm > > > > Flexers > > > > I have recently tried a Leica R 19mm and I was some what disappointed. > > Maybe I have been spoilt by other R and M lenses but it doesn't seem > > to give the micro detail I usually get from Leica lenses. Any one have > > different experiences with this lens. > > > > Chris B > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >