Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/18

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Subject: [Leica] M9 with 18mm--very wide alternatives?
From: krieger at sppd.usc.edu (Krieger, Martin)
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:18:23 +0000
 
For my work the M9 with the new 18mm is ideal. As far as I can tell, there 
are virtually no good alternatives in the digital world. Probably a full 
frame SLR with a Zeiss 18mm would be good. But much much bigger, and too 
obtrusive. And less than full framers seem not to have any very wide angle 
lenses made for them. I could use the supplementary lens on my LX3, which 
then gets you to 18mm equivalent.

In other words, why no very wide alternatives in the digital world if less 
than full frame? Is it the need for microlenses on the sensor since the 
angle from the lens is so big?

MK
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