[Leica] Super Angulon

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

The SA is certainly a great lens, and for a long time was the 
standard in 21mm lenses for 35mm. I'm keeping mine. However, if you 
get a good example of the CV 21 it's as good or maybe even a bit 
better according to a fairly extensive test I did some years ago for 
the Viewfinder. The SA has better center mtf, but the CV is better in 
the corners and more balanced, with less vignetting. However as usual 
many CV lenses are not perfectly assembled and there is some 
uneveness across the frame, so make sure you get a good one.

BTW, there are a number of other SA focal lengths including the current 
SA-XL.


>For sure no. it is for sure not a Super Angulon.
>THE name in wide angle lens making as far as I go from day one.
>Any other lens lacks that kind of resonance for me.
>Joseph Schneider-Kreuznach have always been the gold standard in my heart
>for ultra wides.
>But the CV does have the specs I think though. When it comes to getting the
>shots now. It's worth to me at least twice what they are charging for it.
>Would look great in front of a new M9.
>To me the silver looks real good.
>Might not be the gold standard but its the silver standard.
>For me the SA some day in the future. When I make my first million.
>
>And perhaps one from this list for a view camera.
>Super-Angulon 4/53mm
>Super-Angulon 5.6/47mm
>Super-Angulon 5.6/65mm
>Super-Angulon 5.6/75mm
>Super-Angulon 5.6/90mm
>Super-Angulon 8/47mm
>Super-Angulon 8/65mm
>Super-Angulon 8/75mm
>Super-Angulon 8/90mm
>Super-Angulon 8/120mm
>Super-Angulon 8/121mm
>Super-Angulon 8/165mm
>Super-Angulon 8/210mm
>
>http://www.schneideroptics.com/info/vintage_lens_data/large_format_lenses/su
>per-angulon/
>Or
>http://tinyurl.com/33dav5j
>
>
>How about?
>http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/images345x345/46340.jpg
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>>  From: Philip Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>
>>  Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>  Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 01:25:33 -0500
>>  To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>  Subject: Re: [Leica] Super Angulon
>>
>>  It's no Super Angulon though.
>>
>>  Phil Forrest
>

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