Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/28

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Subject: [Leica] Why don't we see more large-aperture wide-angle lenses?
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:02:20 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
 
Frank Filippone wrote:

>Nikon and Canon both sell them....at reasonable prices....  They must be
>retrofocus lenses to work on an SLR.
>
>Maybe the problem is ... reasonable prices....
>

Maybe the problem is not only making them sharp but also making them small 
enough that they don't obstruct the RF.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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