Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]always a pleasure to travel with you! ric On Feb 23, 2008, at 6:35 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Folks seven new photographs, starting here. > > <http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/93331623> > > You can see a sea dog in conversation while spotting dolphins, > > Lots more rocky bits of Tasmania and some Aussie senoritas cuddling > the wildlife. > > The last two photographs may be of interest if you are curious about > the Zeiss ZM C Biogon 4.5 21. > > Having shot it for a couple of weeks along side my benchmark > Summicron M 28 asph, I would offer these comments. > > It costs a third as much as the Summicron, yet is very well made, > accurate and contrasty. > > Because of the modest maximum aperture, it is of course vastly > easier to correct. > > You can provoke flare with harsh light directly into the lens. > > The hood works OK, for a tiny 21 mm hood, but being a bayonet only > their original fits. > > It is very compact, aperture and focus ring operation is very > smooth, no complaints at all. > > 1/3 stops are meaningless for me, though, the meter doesn't react to > the change. > > > > As always, comments/critiques are very welcome. > > > > Cheers, Geoff > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/ > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information