Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Somebody beat it with an ugly stick. Looks like an un dead Vivitar series one, NOT series. It seems once Zeiss licenses off its name it just doest care any more it just takes the money and runs. There is no shame; Kyocera Whatever. Mark William Rabiner > From: leo wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:13:55 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: CV 15/4.5 in Nikon F Mount > > anyone use this 18 zeiss? > http://www.zeiss.com/C12567A8003B58B9?Open > > Leo Wesson > Photographer/Videographer > 817.733.9157 > www.leowesson.com > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Leonard Taupier <len-001 at > verizon.net>wrote: > >> Henning, >> >> Thanks for the info on the 15mm/3.5. I knew about the flare but really >> wanted a wide angle that gave me straight lines. I knew you liked your >> Sigma >> 12-24mm. That I can try at my camera shop. With today's low noise sensors >> f11 should not be a problem. >> >> Thanks, >> Len >> >> >> >> On Mar 30, 2009, at 1:56 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: >> >> At 1:45 PM -0400 3/30/09, Leonard Taupier wrote: >>> >>>> The 13mm, the two 15mm's and the 18mm are retrofocus rectilinears and >>>> can >>>> be used on todays digital bodies. The old 10mm that you remember is a >>>> fisheye and requires the mirror lock up. I have been tracking the >>>> prices of >>>> these wide angle lenses and am thinking about getting the 15mm f3.5. It >>>> has >>>> no distortion where the new AFS 14-24mm zoom has some barrel at 14mm. >>>> The >>>> AF >>>> 14mm has a lot of distortion and vignetting on a digital FF body. The >>>> 13mm >>>> is very rare and if you find one may cost thousands. A clean 15mm is >>>> between >>>> $900 and $1200 which is why I perked up at Chris's post. However I >>>> couldn't >>>> find the CV 15 F mount on Gandy's site either. >>>> >>>> Len >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Hi Len, >>> >>> I still have my 15/3.5 Nikkor, and while it's quite decent I wouldn't get >>> too excited about it. It has very little distortion, but it's not zero >>> either, and it does have flare issues. When the 14's came out in the >>> 90's I >>> looked at them but decided that none were that great in comparison so >>> never >>> got one. >>> >>> Now I have a 12-24 Sigma for my FF Canons and am reasonably happy with >>> that. As with all Sigmas, QC is terrible but mine works reasonably and >>> I'm >>> able to get images with no more, and generally less distortion than the >>> 15 >>> Nikkor, and a lot less flare. The only thing is that for good quality I >>> have >>> to shoot at f/11 or so. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> * Henning J. Wulff >>> /|\ Wulff Photography & Design >>> /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com >>> |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information